Shane Thompson

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We haven't even talked about the issue that I want to talk about. I really would hope the Minister would actually look and understand what the real world is for these small communities, and this is a problem is that, yes, you say it's $40,000, but some of these people had to pay mortgages, so they continue to pay the mortgage and they do these things.

So will the Minister work with the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs to come up with a system that works better for the residents of the Northwest Territories, in particular the smaller communities? We're not...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank Mr. Goldney for his answer. When I take $562,000 and you take $281,000, you subtract that you come up with $281,000. Maybe my math is wrong, but when I am looking at it, only on community justice and policing there was $249,000. In my math, we are $32,000 short. Where did that money go? Was it transferred to somewhere else? I am looking at it, and it doesn't jibe with what is in community justice and policing. Can the Minister please advise us, where has this extra $32,000 gone? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his answer. I guess this lease is an everlasting gift to the Government of the Northwest Territories. It just keeps on giving and giving and giving. So people who have to pay $4,000 a year -- I know in my community as a tax-based person, I pay $1,400 for a home. So, man oh man, you need to work with the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs to come up with a more realistic approach to it. Or is this a new industry for this Government of the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am just trying to figure this out. There was $281,000 transferred to community justice, but when you look at the community justice page, it is only $249,000. We are $32,000 short. Where did that money go? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to go back to my colleague from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh who was talking about the leases. I guess my first question is: how do they come up with these lease agreement calculations in the small designated authorities? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that this committee defer further consideration of the activity, community justice and policing, in the Department of Justice, Main Estimates, 201718, on page 257, at this time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I thank both Ministers. I appreciate that answer. I guess my next thing is: when you talk about it, can it be evidencebased? It has to be zerobased budgeting and evidencebased. Just don't throw things together, but do it as evidencebased. I would hope that the departments would look at that as evidencebased and bring forward a good solution. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess I should rephrase my question. What I was talking about, should another contractor get the new job, will the department be looking at extended the existing contractor about a month's time so that they are better prepared to do this job? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his answer. Yes, I really support efficiencies. However, I am sitting here looking at Lands and Water, which are two separate things. It is great that we are looking at the future. Will the Minister make a commitment to work with the Minister of ENR and the Premier to actually make this more efficient within this fiscal year, the year that we are looking at, 201718, so that, when we come to the 201819 budget, we will actually see more efficiencies in making it work better? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the Minister for his answer. Can he or the department explain why we see an increase in $249,000 in contract services in this area? Thank you, Mr. Chair.