Debates of June 10, 2024 (day 24)

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Thanks, Mr. Chair. I just provide some comments or some advice here. The proposed school location, not the portables, the proposed school location is -- I'm going to take a guess -- probably 40 yards away from the health centre. And the health centre is sitting on foundation, a piling foundation, and that's being proposed for the new school. And I'm told that the engineers are possibly using that to cancel that particular site. So if you say, well, your if neighbour's on piles, why shouldn't this project be on piles? So it would be a good follow-up question there as we move ahead for the site investigation for the new school. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. There is an additional contract item. It does note further down below with respect to the major project in Colville Lake for their school, they are still in a design stage on that project, Mr. Chair, and the community did have an engagement just last spring to sort of rebegin the process of concerning where they're at in this -- what is becoming a fairly long project. I know further that the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment is reaching out to the community, to the chief, to see that there is sort of a renewed timeline on this. That engagement was only just in March of this year, again, with the hope that, indeed, we are at a point where design issues is clear as -- from the community side, and I believe we are still waiting on a response from the community on that letter. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from the Sahtu.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My next question is further on down the list at $1.2 million there, you have the Colville Lake portables in brackets of three. Is there two or three of these portables? Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Let me just double check, Mr. Chair. My list also says three, Mr. Chair. So I believe three is the number. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from the Sahtu.

My list was telling me two the last time I was in Edmonton. So you might want to double check on that there, please. And thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I will certainly confirm that, whether that's with the other hat that I wear or with the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. There is an outstanding work happening in Alberta that has been the source of some delay, and we are all keen to see that there is no further delay. As I mentioned earlier, these need to be on the winter road, which does come with certain project timelines that, again, I'm quite keen to see are not lost. Thank you.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from the Sahtu.

I have got nothing further. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Is there any further questions? Seeing none.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, junior kindergarten to grade 12 services, not previously authorized, $16,776,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $16,776,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Committee, please turn to page 9. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $319,000. Is there any questions? Seeing none.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $319,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, environment management monitoring and climate change, not previously authorized, $319,000. Does committee agree -- oh, sorry, any questions? Seeing no further questions.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, environment management monitoring and climate change, not previously authorized, $319,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, regional operations, not previously authorized, $181,000. Are there any questions? Seeing no further questions.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, regional operation, not previously authorized, $181,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, wildlife and forest management, not previously authorized, $319,000. Is there any questions? Seeing none.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, wildlife and forest management, not previously authorized, $319,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Environment and Climate Change, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $1,138,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Committee, please turn to page 10.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, management board secretariat, not previously authorized, $18,767,000. Are there any questions? Seeing no further questions.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, management board secretariat, not previously authorized, $18,767,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Continuing on. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, Office of the Chief Information Officer, not previously authorized, $3,611,000. Are there any questions? Seeing no further questions.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, Office of the Chief Information Officer, not previously authorized, $3,611,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, Office of the Comptroller General, not previously authorized, $118,000. Are there any questions?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Seeing none. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, Office of the Comptroller General, not previously authorized, $118,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Finance, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $22,496,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Please turn to page 11.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, administrative and support services, not previously authorized, $4,711,000. Are there any questions? Seeing none.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025, Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, administrative and support services, not previously authorized, $4,711,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, health and social services programs, not previously authorized, $10,180,000. Any questions? Seeing none.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, health and social services programs, not previously authorized, $10,180,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, long-term care and continuing care services, not previously authorized, $3,608,000. Any questions? No further questions.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, long-term and continuing care services, not previously authorized, $3,608,000. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Continuing on. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $18,499,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Please turn to page 12.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, economic diversification and business support, not previously authorized, $673,000. Are there any questions?

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, economic diversification and business support, not previously authorized, $673,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, minerals and petroleum resources, not previously authorized, $189,000. Are there any questions? Continuing on.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, minerals and petroleum resources, not previously authorized, $189,000. Does the committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, tourism and parks, not previously authorized, $2,701,000. Are there any questions? Continuing on.

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025; Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, tourism and parks, not previously authorized, $2,701,000. Does the committee agree?