Thank you, committee. On to page 7, Health and Social Services. Mr. Testart.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I misspoke. It is around 5 per cent, $20 million dollars’ variance, or amount exceeding the estimate, so same question to the Minister. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Testart. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Member’s point is well taken, and we have seen these supps come forward for higher costs than usual. I have committed, I believe, during our briefings, to work with the Minister of Health and Social Services to see if there are ways that we can build a bigger base in the Health and Social Services budget, which he had no issue with. We will do that. That way, when we come forward with supps, we would hope that they won’t be as large as they are now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Testart.
Nothing further, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Testart. I was trying to get here before the mic went off. With nothing further, I will call this page. Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, administrative and support services, not previously authorized, $280,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, ambulatory care, not previously authorized, $12,922,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, community health programs, not previously authorized, $7,004,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, supplementary health programs, not previously authorized, $2,745,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $22,951,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Moving on to page 8, Industry, Tourism and Investment. Comments or questions from committee? Seeing none, I will begin calling this page. Industry, Tourism and Investment, operations expenditures, economic diversification and business support, not previously authorized, $83,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Industry, Tourism and Investment, operations expenditures, minerals and petroleum resources, not previously authorized, $2 million. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Industry, Tourism and Investment, operations expenditures, tourism and parks, not previously authorized, $171,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Industry, Tourism and Investment, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $2,254,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Moving on to page 9, Justice. Comments or questions? I see none, so I will proceed to call this page. Justice, operations expenditures, community justice and policing, not previously authorized, $606,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Justice, operations expenditure summary, total department, not previously authorized, $606,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. On to page 10, Municipal and Community Affairs. Comments or questions? I see none. I will call the page. Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, regional operations, not previously authorized, $662,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $662,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Next page, page 11. Public Works and Services. Comments or questions? I see none. I will call the page. Public Works and Services, operations expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $884,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Public Works and Services, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $884,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Last page, Transportation. Comments or questions from committee? I see none. I will call the page. Transportation, operations expenditures, airports, not previously authorized, $200,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Transportation, operations expenditures, highways, not previously authorized, $140,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Transportation, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $340,000. Does committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Tabled Document 316-18(2)?
Agreed.
Thank you, committee. Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that consideration of Tabled Document 316-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures) No. 2, 2016-2017, now be concluded, and that Tabled Document 316-18(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration, in a formal session, through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
There is a motion on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed?
---Carried
Thank you, committee. On to the final supplementary estimate. It is Tabled Document 317-18(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2017-2018. Again, I will turn to the Minister of Finance for opening comments. Minister McLeod.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2017-2018. This document provides for an increase of $3.5 million to the 2017-18 infrastructure expenditures budget.
These estimates include the transfer of funding to the Department of Infrastructure, from the Department of Public Works and Services, and the Department of Transportation. This transfer will ensure the Department of Infrastructure has a full appropriation authority, starting April 1, 2017, to make capital investments in 2017-18, that were previously approved for Public Works and Services and Transportation, as approved by the Legislative Assembly last fall.
Other major items in these estimates include:
$4.1 million for the Department of Infrastructure, for the pre-development costs associated with the Tlicho All-Season Road Project.
$543,000 for the Department of Health and Social Services for the costs associated with developing the Northwest Territories’ Organ and Tissue Donation Registry.
These increases are partially offset by the decrease of $809,000 to the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs’ infrastructure budget, to reflect the establishment of an unconditional grant that will now be provided to the Deline Got’ine Government. That concludes my opening remarks. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister. You may take your seat at the witness’ table. Again, for the record, we have the same witnesses in front of us. I will open the floor to general comments. Are there any general comments on Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2017-2018? Seeing no general comments, we will begin considering the details, which begin on page 6, with Municipal and Community Affairs.
Do we have comments or questions on this page? Seeing none, I will call the page. Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, regional operations, not previously authorized, negative $809,000. Does committee agree?
