Thank you, Madam Chair, I can. So one of the earliest amalgamations that is involved here is that of the human resources, which was previously out on its own and then joined in the Department of Finance, I think, right at around 2018. Information shared system services was the next, so that was which is now the office of the information chief information officer and now has grown further with by bringing TSC's folks from Infrastructure over to be all in one umbrella of information shared systems services, so information technology essentially, all under one umbrella but all under the umbrella of Finance. Procurement shared services then came in around 20202021, thereabouts. So, yes, there was those incremental numbers because since 2018, there has been these different bits and pieces now put into all the Department of Finance. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Minister of Finance. Member for Yellowknife North.
Okay, Madam Chair, I will leave it there. But the search is just beginning. I would love to have a deeper dive into how the public service has grown so dramatically over the past five years but that will be an investigation for a future time. Thank you.
Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. Any further questions? Seeing no further questions, committee, I will now call the departmental summary.
Finance, operations expenditure, total department, 20242025 Main Estimates, $358,407,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee defer further consideration of the main estimates for the Department of Finance at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Consideration of Department of Finance, operations expenditure, 20242025 Main Estimates, total department is deferred.
Carried
Member for Range Lake.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress. What, no?
There's a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and nondebatable. All those in favour? Members in favour raise hands. All those opposed? Yes, all those opposed? Motion is defeated.
Members, before we move on to the next Minister and department, we will consider the borrowing plan, which can be found on page XX of the tabled document.
The borrowing plan is separate from the estimates but is required by the Financial Administration Act to be presented with the estimates.
Further, the borrowing outlined in the plan will be included in the forthcoming appropriation bill that will be presented to the Assembly.
Members, please turn to page XX of the tabled document, Borrowing Plan for the Government Reporting Entity and Established Borrowing Limits for the Government of the Northwest Territories. Are there any questions?
Seeing no further questions, committee, I will call the page Borrowing Plan for the Government Reporting Entity and Established Borrowing Limits for the Government of the Northwest Territories, total consolidated borrowing, $1,616,110,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee defer further consideration of the Borrowing Plan for the Government Reporting Entity and the Established Borrowing Limits for the Government of the Northwest Territories at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Consideration of Borrowing Plan for the Government Reporting Entity and Established Borrowing Limits for the Government of the Northwest Territories, total consolidated borrowing, is deferred.
---Carried
Thank you, Minister, and thanks to the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeantatarms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.
What is the wish of committee? Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress.
The motion is in order. The motion is nondebatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
Carried
I will now rise and report progress.
Member from Dehcho.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 9320(1), Committee Report 2-20(1), and Bill 2, and would like to report progress with 12 motions carried, that consideration of Committee Report 2 is concluded, that Bill 2 is ready for third reading. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.
Thank you, Member for Dehcho. Do I have a seconder? Hay River North. All in favour? To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? Close vote, motion passed.
Carried
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Friday, June 7th, 10 a.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 the Commissioner’s Address
Petitions
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
Reports of Standing and Special Committees
Tabling of Documents
Notices of Motion
Motions
Motion 32-20(1): Increasing RCMP Response in Hay River
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
First Reading of Bills
Second Reading of Bills
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Minister’s Statement 4-20(1): 2023 Wildfire Season Review and Planning for the 2024 Season
Minister’s Statement 5-20(1): Emergency Management Preparation
Minister’s Statement 17-20(1): Reaching Average $10 a Day Child Care in the NWT
Minister’s Statement 24-20(1): Health Human Resources Recruitment and Retention
Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates
Report of the Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Bill 2: Missing Persons Act
Orders of the Day
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk.
This House stands adjourned until Friday, June 7th, 2024, at 10 a.m.
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The House adjourned at 7:16 p.m.
