Floyd Roland

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the civic leave section of the human resource manual states that civic leave is for those that are entitled to the treaty or have treaty status in the Northwest Territories and it is quite clear. It hasn’t been an issue raised to me in the past, but it does state that Dene employees with treaty status would request one half-day leave per year to attend treaty celebrations in their community. That can be granted. So it is clear at this point, but I guess what I am hearing is that there is a concern that it should be eligible to status Dene whether they...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, that was the general practice of all organizations that did get these funds. It was again intended for harvesters and to support them in maintaining their harvesting practices. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, it doesn’t. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the government operates on estimates. An estimate was made based on the requirements that would be needed for that space. We know what the type of requirements are, so we went ahead on that basis as we do with other things. What we could potentially find here is we could go either way. There might not be the requirement for the full amount, or there might be a requirement for more, but I highly doubt that, as we're aware of the type of space that's required and the estimates put in place with the space requirements. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, when the funding is forwarded and a proposal put in, there is an accounting of it done through the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development and they have to show how they’d use that money and what purposes it was used for and if, in fact, it did fit what the requirements were. So there is an accounting back to the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, that Bill 14, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2003-2004, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I should correct myself on this one. Public Works set up things through the other departments because Public Works used to do the maintenance. It was transferred over to the communities. In the case of Fort Resolution, there were six buildings and they varied from a warehouse where the maintenance was about $1,800; an office warehouse was $11,500; the forestry dock was $2,000; wildlife warehouse was $1,900. So there were the four buildings that were being maintained through an agreement. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have with me today Mr. Lew Voytilla, secretary to the Financial Management Board. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Minister of Health may have more detailed information to make a response. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I stated, we will get the policy and provide that information as to what is covered and what is not covered. Thank you.