Michael Miltenberger

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, just to point out that if it is not already clear, these are very fluid numbers, the projections that are changing with CIT. Corporations can reach back years to file, decide when they are going to file, where they are going to file. Personal income tax, people file at different times and it takes months. So these numbers are fluid but, yes, $38 million is the number.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In this budget before us, we have about $6.8 million in passive restraint. We capped our forced growth at I think it is 2 percent and we are trying to limit the growth of government. Going into ‘15-16 we are going to be looking for a total of $30 million in re-profiling to pay for the budget that is currently before us, with the addition of the Heritage Fund bump-up from 5 to 25 percent. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The estimates are higher. There was a formula change from an equal per capita, total allocation cash and tax transfer to an equal per capita cash allocation, and to put that into simple English, I’ll turn to the deputy. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have with me Mr. Mike Aumond, Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar and Mr. Jamie Koe from the Department of Finance.

I am pleased to present the 2014-15 Main Estimates for the Department of Finance. Overall, the department’s estimates, propose an increase of $33.4 million, or 19 percent over the restated 2013-2014 estimates. Highlights of the proposed estimates include:

a total contribution of $83.5 million to the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation to provide the corporation with its operating cash flow for the fiscal period, which is a 24 percent increase, or $16 million, over the previous year. The increase includes $6.75 million to expand the portfolio of market rental units and a $5 million...

Without my officials here, I assume if it’s not ITI, it would be us.

Mr. Speaker, further to my Return to Written Question 5-17(5), I wish to table the following document, titled “Government of the Northwest Territories Details on Contracts Over $5,000, 2012-2013.” Thank you.

Thank you. I’m aware of the assertion of ENR handing out tags with the chief’s signature. I have not received that confirmation from ENR. The whole intent was, of course, to respond to the very many requests we’ve had from the Yellowknife members to be able to go out and hunt in the restricted area and we’ve done that, keeping everybody fully apprised of that interim step. Our preferred approach of course is, as the Member stated, we’d like to have an arrangement with the Yellowknives, same as we have with the Wek’eezhii, and hopefully have them fully involved in the development of a Bathurst...

It’s currently by looking back and looking forward and hoping we’re not going to move into a 2008 type of year that’s going to catch everybody by surprise.

The other big issue is while we look at our revenues, which is an important issue, we have expenditure issues, as well, where we’re spending almost every cent we make. We’re working hard to manage that. So one way to deal with it is, of course, to keep looking for more money. The other side is to try to control our expenditures and the growth of government and size of government and program creep and all these things. Between the two is...