Debates of March 3, 2017 (day 63)

Thank you, committee. We will now proceed to the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. The department begins on page 307. We will begin with the regional operations activity on page 330. I will call this activity. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, regional operations, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $86,755,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you. Now, the recreation and youth activity on page 339. I will call this activity. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, sport recreation and youth, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $7,092,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you, committee. We will now return to the departmental total on page 311. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, total department, $106 million. I apologize. I will start over. Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, total department, $106,760,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes consideration of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs?
Agreed.

Thank you. On to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources beginning on page 55. We will begin with corporate management activity on page 67. I will call this activity. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, corporate management, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $13,829,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you, committee. We will now proceed to the environment activity on page 71. I will call this activity. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, environment, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $3,999,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you. On to the water resources activity on page 79. I will call this activity. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, water resources, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $11,802,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you. We will now return to the departmental total on page 59. I will call the department. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, total department, $91,517,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources?
Agreed.

Thank you. We will now proceed to the Department of Finance beginning on page 123. However, we will begin with the activity of directorate on page 132. I will call this activity. Department of Finance, directorate, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $84,047,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you, committee. We will now return to the departmental total on page 127. I will call this total. Department of Finance, total department, $235,743,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that that concludes our consideration of the Department of Finance?
Agreed.

Thank you. We will now move to the second blue tab in the tabled document. It is titled "Borrowing Plan for the Government Reporting Entity and Established Borrowing Limits for the Government of the Northwest Territories." Total government borrowing, $660,625,000. Any comments or questions on this? I see none. Does committee agree?
Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of the proposed borrowing plan of the Government of the Northwest Territories?
Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 261-18(2), Main Estimates 2017-2018?
Agreed.

Thank you, committee. Mr. Beaulieu.
Committee Motion 76-18(2): Concurrence of Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates, 2017-2018, Carried
Recorded Vote

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. The Member has requested a recorded vote. There is a motion on the floor, being distributed. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour, please stand.
Mr. Beaulieu; Ms. Green; Mr. Nadli; Mr. Nakimayak; Mr. Moses; Ms. Cochrane; Mr. Abernethy; Mr. McLeod, Yellowknife South; Mr. McLeod, Inuvik Twin Lakes; Mr. Schumann; Mr. Sebert; Mr. Blake; Mr. McNeely; Mr. Vanthuyne; and Mr. Testart.

All those opposed, please stand.
Mr. Thompson, Mr. O'Reilly.

All those abstaining, please stand. The result of the recorded vote is 15 in favour, two opposed, zero abstentions. The motion is carried.
---Carried
What is the wish of committee now, Mr. Beaulieu?
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Chair rise and report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. First, I will excuse our witness. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witness from the Chamber. I will rise and report progress.
Member for Hay River North, may I have the report.
Report of Committee of the Whole

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 261-18(2), Main Estimates 2017-2018. I would like to report progress with one motion being adopted, and the consideration of Tabled Document 261-18(2) is concluded, and that the House concur on those estimates, and that an appropriation bill to be based thereon be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.
Do we have a seconder? Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Thank you.
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Orders of the Day
Orders of the day for Monday, March 6, 2017, 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 Commissioner's 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
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
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Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
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Bill 13, Marriage Act
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Committee Report 6-18(2), Report on the Review of Bill 7: An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
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Committee Report 7-18(2), Report on the Review of the Members' Conduct Guidelines
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Committee Report 8-18(2), Report on the Review of the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 Annual Reports of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
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Tabled Document 315-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2016-2017
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Tabled Document 316-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2016-2017
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Tabled Document 317-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2017-2018
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills.
Orders of the Day
Masi, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Monday, March 6, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.
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The House adjourned at 12:47 p.m.