Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Madam Chair. I think the Minister just slipped there. It's not $35,000 for the supplementary reserve. At the beginning, it was $35 million. But that's okay. So I guess the reason why I have to keep asking these questions is because this information isn't public. So is there a way that we can do this in the future where the information in the sup, somehow there's a page or something that says how much we're getting from the feds in general for this stuff, what the net effect is on the reserve and, you know, how much additional debt is being added. Is there a way in which we could do...

Sorry, they're not going to get away with this one. So I guess I'd like to get an explanation of what this $27.75 million is for. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. So, you know, I think it was in the last Assembly I think it was in the last Assembly where 77 staff people were kind of culled from different departments that had been previously working on different, you know, IT stuff, and they're all put into Finance now and because it was apparently going to be more effective and efficient. Has there actually ever been an evaluation done of the transfer of the funding and staff into the Department of Finance? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 88119(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 20222023, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 88119(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Mahsi, Madam Chair.

Thanks. Maybe I'm really mistaken, but I understood that we actually did have a reserve on the infrastructure side. Can I just confirm that with the Minister. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Yeah, okay. And I just continue to make these observations about how this department is very successful at securing extra money for development of regulations, implementing the new Mineral Resources Act, and other departments either don't go to the well or if they do, they're refused. You know, and the Forest Act in particular, you know, Protected Areas Act in the past, the Public Land Act, those departments seem to have to work within their existing budgets to get that work done, and I think it's suffered as a result of that. So I don't expect an answer from this Minister. But I just continue...

Thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, I appreciate that because it's been a long time since there's been any effort to actually lay that out in a public fashion, so. And if the Minister can do it before the end of the week, even better but and if she can't do it, I don't think it should wait until the end of May. So can I get an assurance from the Minister that she's not going to wait until May to make this information public. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Can someone tell me what the opening supplement the supplementary reserve was for the infrastructure side in 20222023. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. So, again, I guess I'm just kind of interested in how much additional funding the department has secured for the MRA implementation royalty work over the last few years. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, I'm not fearful; I just want the information to be made public. I've seen the information the Minister's provided in confidence. I do not understand or accept that it has to be kept confidential. We've got a budgeted amount here for this work. So I guess what and a better understanding how much has been spent, I don't see any reason why that can't be made public. So I want the assurance of the Minister that in her fuller response that she'll be able to, say, perhaps table that in the House. Thanks, Madam Chair.