Caroline Wawzonek

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I mean, again, certainly the public accounts do provide that type of accounting. This is this supplementary appropriation is really just seeking to make up the amount that we at this point have available to us knowing the actuals to date. I mean, there may well be, and I expect that there indeed probably are, still some amounts to be that will still be coming in to communities and then through communities to MACA from communities and community firefighting efforts up to ECC. So the total fire suppression, total firefighting budgets, and reconciliations of that, are...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So these are contractspecific up to the Inuvik Regional Hospital and the Arctic Family Centre and the Inuvik Public Health Office, so all Beaufort Delta related. And there are two specific contracts at issue. In both cases, those contracts saw increases as a result of some inflationary pressures that were being experienced. So, you know, again, not perhaps dissimilar to some of the challenges being felt in other areas of both the government and the private sector that just with whether between labour market shortages, increased inflation, increased expenses for insurance...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the First NationsInuit Policing Program Framework Agreement is a titles by the federal government and somewhat doesn't necessarily relate clearly. It provides funding for RCMP officer positions. In this case, it funds five RCMP officer positions. The agreement provides a different ratio of funding as between the GNWT and the federal government where under this agreement it is at a better ratio. It comes in at 52 percent to 48 percent Public Safety Canada and then GNWT. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to talk about the Taltson project. So the Taltson project is being developed by way of a steering committee that involves the GNWT as well as Indigenous governments who are traditional landholders in the watershed region. Steering committee has to meet and have the first does need to make a decision about the potential routing. With that decision, then we can move to finalizing a business case but that is the next decision that needs to be made. I certainly have been asking as to when that steering committee will be happening. I...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the travel support was really just for people who were not able to access the flights that were made available for people. Those who drove a vehicle, then, by drove their own vehicles received this. So if it was an individual who was a patient, if they were evacuated by Health and Social Services or another associated agency or then they likely wouldn't qualify. But I'd be happy to follow up directly with the Member just to see if you know, if there's anything else that can be provided to support those residents. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'm I suspect some. I mean, there's obviously quite a list of agreements here included and so some would and some wouldn't and the breakdown of that, again, I don't necessarily have that in front of me here but I could endeavour to get that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this is part of a funding program that ITI rolled out in support of small business small, medium sized businesses following the wildfire seasons. There was a total relief of $2 million. This portion appropriates or is a requesting to appropriate an amount that came in from CanNor. It provided support to help cover fixed costs, which would include things, for instance, like rents or, you know, utilities, items and the like, and that went through an approval process with ITI. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, it is the RCMP that determine the policing standards and that put forward their policing plans that then go to Department of Justice. They are the ones that would be driving the determination of need that then gets put forward for funding appropriations. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. There are some very, very detailed breakdown charts of all of the efforts, both in terms of recovery costing as well as the firefighting. I think there may be some firefighting associated here but or sorry, some firefighting that's under the MACA envelope. But this portion under ECC, this is exclusively with respect to fire suppression. And the fire suppression will include both community fires activities as well as wildfires away and outside of communities. So this is entirely for that. It is not the recovery amounts or the response amounts that would relate to, for...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The annual operation funding requirements with this are looked at at around $2.5 million for and, yes sorry, for 20222023 projected for 20232024 to be I'm sorry, I think I said my numbers backward, Mr. Chair. $5.2 million for 20222023 and projected $5.1 million for 20232024. Thank you.