Moving onto page 4, Public Works and Services, programs and services, infrastructure investments, $1,400,000. Detail on PWS-5. Questions. I see none. Please return to PWS-1. Okay, we will go back to PWS-4, here the main sheet there previous to detail. Public Works and Services, programs and services, infrastructure investments, $1,400,000. Agreed?
Agreed.
Thank you. Now, we can go back to the main page, Public Works and Services, page 1. Total capital estimate, $14,017,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Mr. O'Reilly.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm sorry, I just noticed this. On this page and it's reflected further back there, the money that we're expending on information technology projects is declining. There back in 2015-2016, it was over $2 million, last year it was $1.49 million, this year it's $1.4 million. Are we getting that much better at replacing our information technology or are we just sort of building up a deficit in this area. What's happening, if I could ask the Minister? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Schumann.
Mr. Guy.
Mr. Guy.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. In terms of the IT infrastructure, the answer to the question is, no, we're not accumulating a debt or a backlog. There's a bit of a cyclic nature to the infrastructure needs. For example, this 1.4 million or the funding that we've identified for 2017-2018 is for things like server infrastructure in the data centre, network infrastructure, and storage infrastructure, and some of that infrastructure has a five-year life cycle, some of it may have a three or four-year life cycle. So it depends where we are in the life cycle of our whole compliment of IT infrastructure in terms of how much we actually need in any one given year. It just happens that there's a little less required this fiscal year that's in 2017-2018, but that's not necessarily indicative of future years. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Guy. Mr. O'Reilly.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. So just to be really clear and on the record then, we're not postponing any of this replacement to save a few dollars now that are going to come back and haunt us in the future? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Schumann.
I'll turn it over to Deputy Minister Guy.
Mr. Guy.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The answer is no. When we replace this infrastructure, we will keep it for a couple more years as back up and we will redeploy it if we need to, but no we don’t feel that we're deferring any urgent IT needs in this plan. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Guy. Mr. O'Reilly.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. No further questions.
Okay, calling page 1, Public Works and Services, total capital estimate, $14,017,000. Committee agree?
Agreed.
Does committee agree that consideration of the Department of Public Works and Services is completed?
Agreed.
Thank you to the witnesses and the Minister. Sergeant-At-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.
What is the wish of committee, Mr. Beaulieu?
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that we report progress.
Thank you. A motion is on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and is non-debatable.
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I will now rise and report progress.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has considered Tabled Documents 143-18(2) and 163-18(2) and would like to report progress with one motion being adopted. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Masi. Do I have a seconder? Member for Mackenzie Delta.
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Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Vital Statistics Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. Motion is on the floor. Motion is in order. Member for Kam Lake.
Masi. The Member is asking for a recorded vote on Bill 5. All those in favour, please stand.
The Member for Great Slave, the Member for Yellowknife South, the Member for Hay River South, the Member for Thebacha, the Member for Hay River North, the Member for Mackenzie Delta, the Member for Sahtu, the Member for Yellowknife North, the Member for Kam Lake, the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, the Member for Nahendeh, the Member for Frame Lake, the Member for Yellowknife Centre, the Member for Deh Cho, the Member for Nunakput, the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand. All those in favour, 16; all those opposed, zero; all those abstaining, zero. Motion carried. Mahsi.
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Orders of the day for Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.:
Prayer
Ministers’ Statements
Members’ Statements
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Returns to Oral Questions
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Acknowledgements
Oral Questions
Written Questions
Returns to Written Questions
Replies to Commissioner’s Opening Address
Petitions
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
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tabled Document 143-18(2), Capital Estimates, 2017-2018
Tabled Document 163-18(2), Capital Estimates, 2017-2018 for the Department of Public Works and Services and Department of Transportation
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Bill 11, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2016-2017
Bill 12, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2016-2017
Orders of the Day
Masi, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.
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The House adjourned at 4:18 p.m.
