Debates of October 30, 2009 (day 11)

Date
October
30
2009
Session
16th Assembly, 4th Session
Day
11
Speaker
Members Present
Mr. Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Ms. Bisaro, Mr. Bromley, Hon. Paul Delorey, Mrs. Groenewegen, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Krutko, Hon. Sandy Lee, Hon. Bob McLeod, Hon. Michael McLeod, Hon. Robert McLeod, Mr. Menicoche, Hon. Michael Miltenberger, Mr. Ramsay, Hon. Floyd Roland, Mr. Yakeleya
Topics
Statements

Agreed. Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in.

Mr. Minister, for the record, please introduce your witness.

Margaret Melhorn, deputy minister of Finance.

Welcome, witness. As we agreed, we will begin with the Department of Finance. Please turn to page 3-2.We will defer that activity summary and move to page 3-4, Finance, activity summary, office of the comptroller general, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, zilch.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Moving on to page 3-6, Finance, activity summary, office of the chief information officer, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $630,000. Agreed?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Now can we turn to page 3-2 with regard to the department summary. Finance, department summary, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $630,000. Agreed?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Does the committee agree that we have concluded the Department of Finance?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

With that, I would like to thank the Minister and thank the witness.

With that, we can move to the next department which is Human Resources. Page 2-2, we can defer that page and move to page 2-4, Human Resources, activity summary, human resource strategy and policy, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $715,000.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed? Okay. Can we turn back to page 2-2? Human Resources, department summary, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $715,000. Agreed?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Does committee agree we’ve concluded Human Resources?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

With that, I would like to thank the Minister and thank the witness. Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witness out.

We’ll now proceed to consideration of the capital estimates for the Legislative Assembly. Does the committee have any questions with regard to the capital estimates for the Legislative Assembly? If so, we can invite Mr. Speaker into Committee of the Whole to join us. If not, does committee agree consideration of the Legislative Assembly capital estimates is concluded?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. So we can go through…We’ll defer page 1-2 and move to page 1-4, Legislative Assembly, activity summary, Office of the Clerk, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $1.4 million.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

If we can turn back to page 1-2, Legislative Assembly, department summary, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $1.4 million.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Does committee agree that we have concluded the Legislative Assembly estimates?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Agreed. Does committee agree that consideration of Tabled Document 1-16(4) is concluded?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

COMMITTEE MOTION 1-16(4): CONCURRENCE OF TABLED DOCUMENT 1-16(4), NWT CAPITAL ESTIMATES 2010-2011, CARRIED

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 1-16(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2010-2011, to be now concluded and that Tabled Document 1-16(4) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question is being called.

---Carried

Tabled Document 1-16(4) is reported and recommended ready for future consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation. What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Chairman, I move that we report progress.

---Carried

Report of Committee of the Whole

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Can I have the report of Committee of the Whole, please? Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 1-16(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2010-2011, and would like to report progress and that consideration of Tabled Document 1-16(4) is concluded and that the House concur in those estimates and that an appropriation bill to be based thereon be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. There’s a motion on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Beaulieu.

---Carried

Colleagues, before we go any further on the Order Paper, I am going to call a break.

---SHORT RECESS

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

We’ll return to orders of the day. Item 22, third reading of bills.

TABLED DOCUMENT 35-16(4): DISPOSITION REPORT OF SOLE ADJUDICATOR REGARDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMPLAINT AGAINST FLOYD ROLAND, MLA FOR INUVIK BOOT LAKE

Orders of the Day

Speaker: Mr. Mercer

Orders of the day for Monday, November 2nd, 1:30 p.m.:

Prayer

Ministers’ Statements

Members’ Statements

Returns to Oral Questions

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Acknowledgements

Oral Questions

Written Questions

Returns to Written Questions

Replies to Opening Address

Petitions

Reports of Standing and Special Committees

Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

Tabling of Documents

Notices of Motion

Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

Motions

First Reading of Bills

Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act

Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Commissioner’s Land Act

Second Reading of Bills

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Tabled Document 1-16(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2010-2011

Tabled Document 18-16(4), Supplementary Appropriation No. 2 (Operations Expenditures), 2009-2010

Tabled Document 19-16(4), Supplementary Appropriation No. 3 (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2009-2010

Committee Report 1-16(4), Report on the Review of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Annual Reports

Committee Report 2-16(4), Report on the Review of the Auditor General on Contracting for Goods and Services in the Northwest Territories

Committee Report 4-16(4), Report on the Review of the 2007-2008 Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner

Report of Committee of the Whole

Third Reading of Bills

Orders of the Day

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Monday, November 2nd, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 13:28 p.m.