Robert Bouchard

Is committee agreed we’ll do the clause-by-clause review of Bill 12?

Thank you, Mr. Moses. The motion is on the floor. The motion has been distributed. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Moses.

I will leave that point for now. My next question is adult and child care in the southern facilities, it seems we have this on an annual basis. I know it’s been talked about in the House, as well, but this is a very expensive cost to the GNWT. I am wondering what we are doing to repatriate some of these individuals or find specialists to come to the Northwest Territories so we can repatriate these individuals.

No further questions.

I guess my question is who decided that this project was a priority with the extra $900,000 that was lapsed over from Public Works and Services?

The $900,000 from SAMS demolition was not used so this is where we’re finding the money from, I guess. Is that from this year, ’14-15, or is that from a previous year?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can I get a little more detail on this expenditure here?

We’ve been talking in this House about generating more people in the Northwest Territories. Would it not be an incentive for people to stay in the Northwest Territories if that payroll tax was 5 percent? Can we increase the payroll tax to 5 percent, Mr. Speaker? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have questions for the Minister of Finance today in relation to my statement on payroll tax.

How much of the $42.7 million collected in payroll tax is paid by NWT residents and what percent of those residents can get their payroll tax back? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My only other question would be with these individuals, when we assess them… I’m looking for residency. If they are in a facility that is in the South for an extended period of time, do they ever become residents of that jurisdiction? That’s the main question. Do they stay NWT residents for the entire stay there? They could be there for life. We continue to pay from the NWT, but really they are residents of the jurisdiction. Would they be somehow put into a queue for that jurisdiction? Thank you, Mr. Chair.