Thank you. If the Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations would bring that forward, that would be something that would be considered. As it is, this is very much arm's length and, you know, as Minister, I don't interfere in their operations. But that said, we're always happy to have the conversations if they're raised. Thank you.
Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
How often does the department then -- given that it is arm's length, there's obviously reporting coming through, how often does the Minister or the department communicate with the members at OROGO?
Minister of Justice.
Thank you. I don't. I never communicate with the folks at OROGO. Perhaps the deputy minister might want to speak to this. Thank you.
Deputy minister Doolittle.
Thank you, Madam Chair. It's simply for administrative purposes. OROGO has complete policy and decision-making independence from the department. So we approve leave, we assist with some budgeting, but any policy and decision-making is with OROGO themselves. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Madam Chair. So the funding is flowthrough or no from (audio)
Minister of Justice.
Thank you. GNWT funds OROGO. Thank you.
Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
Thank you, Madam Chair. No further questions.
Seeing no further questions, please turn to page 321.
Justice, Office of the Regulator Oil and Gas Operations, operations expenditure summary, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $944,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Moving on to policing services on page 323. Are there any questions? No further questions, please turn to page 324.
Justice, policing services, operations expenditure summary, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $66,290,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Moving on to services to government on page 325 with an information item on page 328. Are there any questions? Member for Great Slave.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I assume that the legislation division, the increase is due to collective bargaining, but I will also just take the opportunity to ask the Minister if he's been able to find some extra bilingual drafters. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Minister of Justice.
Thank you. As of today, I couldn't tell you whether it's fully staffed or not. Throughout the year, the answer could be different that we're down one drafter or we're fully staffed. I'm not sure where we are today; I apologize to the Member. But we can try and find that out before we're done here today if all goes well. Thank you.
Member for Great Slave.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, no, this is another one of those perennial questions that I like just because I recognize that this is, you know, a pinch point for all of us here in these jobs, being legislators, wanting to see legislation expediently. The Minister spoke to that himself earlier today in an answer to the question around the SCAN legislation. So I would just always encourage the Minister to, you know, use whatever means necessary to find more bilingual drafters. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Minister of Justice.
Thank you. It's a pinch point all right, and we're doing our best. Thank you.
Member for Great Slave. No, no more? Okay, seeing no further questions, please turn to page 326.
Justice, services to government, operations expenditure summary, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $15,536,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. Moving on to services to the public on page 329 with information items on page 331. Are there any questions? Seeing no further questions, please turn to page 330.
Justice, services to the public, operations expenditure summary, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $5,596,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you. There are additional information items on pages 332 to 334. Are there any questions? Thank you, Members.
Please return now to the department summary found on page 301 and revenue summary information items on page 302. Are there any questions? Seeing no further questions, committee, I will now call the department summary.
Justice, operations expenditure summary, total department, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $162,606,000. Does the committee agree?
Agreed.
Thank you, Minister, and thanks to the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeant-at-Arms, 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 the chair rise and report progress.
The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
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I will now rise and report progress.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 275-20(1), and I would like to report progress. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.
Thank you, Member from the Deh Cho. Can I have a seconder, please. Let’s go over to this side over here and find that young lady from Kam Lake. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? Motion carried.
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Thursday, March 6th, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
Prayer or Reflection
Ministers’ Statements
Members’ Statements
Motions
Motion 49-20(1), Compassionate Medical Evacuation Policy
Motion 50-20(1), Appointment of Person to Investigate the Critical Incident of Avery Burke, Wesley Marcellais and Hilary Norwegian
Returns to Oral Questions
Oral Question 530-20(1), Senior Envoy to Government of Canada
Oral Question 607-20(1), Coverage Exemptions for Uninsured Medical Procedures
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 Motions
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
Tabled Document 275-20(1), 2025-2026 Main Estimates
Report of Committee of the Whole
Third Reading of Bills
Orders of the Day
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Thursday, March 6th, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.
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The House adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
