Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Madam Chair, and welcome to the Minister and the delegation here this evening. I know everyone is a bit tired.

I have two items that I would like to bring; observations during the process or preparation for the Department of Finance being here today. One in which is an observation in accounting practices and it has to deal with the issue of amortization.

Coming from the corporate side or the corporate sector for most of my adult life, amortization I know is dealt with a little bit differently in the public sector. That said, in a lot of cases throughout the process of the Finance...

I’ll be coming back to the Auditor General report here later on in this budget process.

My next question has to do with medical equipment. In the line entry here we have as medical equipment under $50,000. There seems to be a slight increase. However, it is well known that we have, especially at the territorial hospital, a number of large pieces of equipment that are nearing their lifecycles. A lot of this major equipment was purchases in the late ‘90s, early 2000’s. Some of this equipment is now entering 12 years of lifecycle and needs to be looked at. I’m speaking specifically to things like...

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Premier McLeod.

Thank you, Premier McLeod. Mr. Yakeleya, you’re asking questions on page 4-25. Page 4-22, Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, information item, implementation, active positions. Any questions?

Thank you, Ms. DeLancey. We’ll go back to Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 3-17(3), Northwest Territories Main Estimates 2012-2013, and would like to report progress. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Does the committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Moving on with questions, I have Ms. Bisaro.