David Krutko

Have you ever considered using some of this funding to complete the work that was done back in the 14th Assembly for main street chipseal for nine communities? If you’re talking about permafrost, infrastructure in communities, this is a perfect opportunity to complete that work that was done back then, enhance the work and have it ready so the communities can take the working information, submit it to Building Canada or using some of their gas tax money to implement some of that work. Is that something that can be contemplated for using this money going forward since you mentioned there is $1...

Moving on to page 6-9, Municipal and Community Affairs, information item, revenue summary. Any questions? Mr. Yakeleya.

Mr. Chairman, can the Minister give me a list of those communities? The other question was under other expenses, $190,000. Could he again tell me where the $190,000 is going to be expended and which communities?

Under contributions, $3.265 million.

Okay. With that, we’ll take a short break and then begin with the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs.

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Moving on to the next page, Municipal and Community Affairs, active position, directorate, information item. Any questions?

Page 6-33, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, sport, recreation and youth, operations expenditure summary, $5.617 million. Ms. Bisaro.

I just have a question in regard to the senior citizens and disabled persons property tax. Is there a possibility of being able to change the criteria? Right now you get your assessment in the mail, you have to go to the municipal office, you have to fill out an application every year to get the rebate. Is there any way that you can simplify the process where basically once you reach a certain age, 60 or 65, that you come in every three years or every five years? Most of these people, we know exactly what their status is there. Most of them are senior citizens. We know what their pensions...

Okay. We can move to page 6-7, department summary. With that, we’ll defer until we have considered detail. So if we can move to the following page. Does committee agree to defer?

I just have a question on two capital items. The $200,000 grants and contributions and under other expenses, could you give me a breakdown of where those dollars are being expended?