Question.
Question has been called.
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Mr. Menicoche.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 1, Reindeer Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Bill 1 has had first reading.
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The honourable Premier, Mr. McLeod.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 2, Archaeological Sites Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 2 has had first reading.
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The honourable Premier, Mr. McLeod.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Bill 3, Surface Rights Board Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Bill 3 has had first reading.
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Minister Abernethy.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 4, Health Information Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Bill 4 has had first reading.
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Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, has had first reading.
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Mr. Abernethy.
I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Medical Care Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Medical Care Act, has had first reading.
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I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Ms. Bisaro.
Thank you, Madam Chair. We’d like to deal with Tabled Document 1-17(5). I would like to just mention that Tabled Document 4-17(5), NWT Electoral Boundaries Commission 2013 Final Report will be left on the Order Paper. We won’t deal with it today as we have a motion pending that was deferred yesterday. Thank you.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Is committee agreed?
Agreed.
We’ll proceed with that after a brief break.
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I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. We have one item before us this afternoon and that is Tabled Document 1-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditure), No. 1, 2014-2015. I would like to ask Minister Miltenberger if he would like to please provide the opening comments. Minister Miltenberger.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditure), No. 1, 2014-2015. This document provides for an increase of $2 million for capital investment expenditures in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
The one item in these supplementary estimates is to provide funding to resume the Detah Access Road Project in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
I am prepared to review the estimates of the supplementary estimates document. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. I’d like to ask the Minister if he’d like to bring witnesses into the Chamber.
Yes, Madam Chair.
Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Agreed. I’ll ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses to the table.
For the record, Mr. Miltenberger, please introduce your witnesses.
Madam Chair, I have with me Mr. Michael Aumond, deputy minister of Finance. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. I am going to open the floor for general comments.
Detail.
Detail? Okay, thank you. Please turn your attention to page 5 of the document. Government of the Northwest Territories 2014-2015 Supplementary Appropriation (Infrastructure Expenditure), No. 1, Transportation, capital investment expenditure, highways, not previously authorized, $2 million. Mr. Bromley.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks to the Minister for his opening remarks. I just want to put in a word here of appreciation, on behalf of the folks in Detah and all those that use that road, to my colleagues and to the Minister and all my colleagues in the House for approving this or proposing this expenditure.
It’s been a very long time. I think people know that the road was originally just thrown in almost on an incidental basis. They got a tractor out there and basically put soil and gravel on top of the vegetation. It wasn’t even properly cleared. As a result, it’s suffered a lot of problems over the years. People have paid for that in one way or the other, so this is very good news.
To date, this project has been funded in a happy-go-lucky way and mostly not funded. We’ve just been through another couple of years where it wasn’t funded, so I appreciate the very intentional let’s fund this project and hopefully let’s fund it to completion.
I appreciate the House bringing this forward. Obviously, it will be getting my support and on behalf of the people of Detah. Mahsi.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I just appreciate the Member’s comments. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Transportation, capital investment expenditures, highways, not previously authorized, $2 million.
Agreed.
Total department, not previously authorized, $2 million.
Agreed.
Agreed. Does committee agree that we have now concluded consideration of Tabled Document 1-17(5)?
Agreed.
Mr. Bromley.
Madam Chair, I move that consideration of Tabled Document 1-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditure), No. 1, 2014-2015, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 1-17(5) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Mahsi, Madam Chair.
