Bob McLeod

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.

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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.

The rationale for putting it in MACA is the fact that MACA deals with all government departments, they deal with volunteers and they’re the lead on volunteerism, and they do have more capacity and more knowledgeable staff that deal with volunteers. It was seen to be a much better fit to have it in MACA than for it to stay in the Executive.

I expect it will be probably a week or so, or weeks, I guess, to be specific to your question.

The complete review and dealing with the communications review that was undertaken wasn’t completed in time for the business planning process, so if there will be further increase requirements it would be done through the supplementary process.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Member is correct. That was the leftover federal money for implementation.

Yes, I do, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize a Page from Yellowknife South, Kyra Hanninen, and thank all the Pages that have assisted here. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, February 23, 2015, I will move that Bill 46, Deline Final Self-Government Agreement Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.