Bob McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that Bill 46, Deline Final Self-Government Agreement Act, be read for the second time.

This bill approves, gives effect to and declares valid the Deline agreement, which is a self-government agreement among the Sahtu Dene and Metis of Deline, the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada.

This bill also gives effect to the Deline Tax Treatment Agreement, which is an agreement in relation to the tax treatment of the Deline Got’ine Government.

This bill provides for the legal recognition of the...

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 46 moved into Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m pleased to recognize the Austin family: Dad, Andrew Austin; mom, Kim Austin; sister, Maggie Austin; and brothers, Lachlan Austin and Malcolm Austin. As you know, Saturday night was the 9th Memorial Cup Challenge between the RCMP and the Yellowknife firefighters, and I’m pleased to announce that over $40,000 was raised, and the Austin family is going to Disneyland tomorrow.

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Thank you, Mr. Chair. That would be in the MACA business plan details.

I don’t have the details of the supp review. When that information is made available to committee, we’ll know at the same time.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We are funding it through internal reallocations. There is an increase cost of $5,000 related to French language communications and services.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To my left I have Penny Ballantyne, secretary to Cabinet, deputy minister of Executive. To my right I have Lisa Turner, director of finance and administration. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to present the 2015-2016 Main Estimates for the Department of Executive of $11.335 million. Overall, the department’s estimates propose an increase of $157,000, or 1 percent, over the 2014-2015 Main Estimates. Within its proposed appropriation, the department will spend $305,000 in forced growth for collective bargaining increases and projects $154,000 in expenditure reductions.

Our estimates continue to support the objectives of limiting expenditure growth in order to sustain the long-term sustainability of the fiscal framework.

A key highlight of the...

Fort Resolution has 53 jobs. Tsiigehtchic has 11 jobs. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

We have a plan. We’ve been sharing it. We have a Refocusing Government Cabinet committee and one of its primary focuses is decentralization. The Minister of Finance is the lead Minister on decentralization, and I’m proud to say that Hay River has the second highest number of decentralized positions in this 17th Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.