Caroline Wawzonek
Deputy Premier
Statements in Debates
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 55, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 20222023, to be read for the first time.
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following three documents, 202223 Consolidated Budget; InterActivity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022; and, SocioEconomic Analysis of Parsons' Procurement at the Giant Mine Site Summary. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would also like to recognize Melody and Bob McLeod. They continue to be residents of Yellowknife South. I didn't have the honour or the pleasure of working in this House at the same time as Bob McLeod, but I can say that the very first time I ever walked down the executive hallway was with the gracious welcome of the then Premier to welcome me into his office and give me a few words of wisdom for which I was always very grateful. So welcome back.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 55, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 20222023, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Finance and Municipal and Community Affairs are working together along with other impacted departments to look at the numbers, to have numbers tabulated. Registrations are still coming in, and the impacts of each of those registrations are still coming in. Not everyone is seeking the maximum. There's still parties who are inquiring as to their insurance circumstances. The pathfinders are in the communities working through those questions.
So, you know, I don't want to say that we don't have preliminary numbers because we do have certainly...
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Bill 54, Supplementary Appropriations Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20222023 be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would be interested to hear what one of the other colleagues might have to say about preparation of the operations budgets. But I'm happy to answer it.
And Mr. Speaker, before I do, let me just note that this process of doing the budget dialogues, or what's become budget dialogues, did come originally from other MLAs. So, you know, I do want to acknowledge that that idea came from them and it's been a helpful experience every year. We are doing it again. I had hoped to have it out a little earlier but with all the work that's happening with the impacts of the floods...