Robert C. McLeod

Yes, that is correct. We have surface leases for the Cantung Mine.

You have to have money to spend it.

---Laughter

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Reclamation Contract and Security Agreement is a contractual arrangement that laid out the provision of how the promissory notes would be progressively converted into cash. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, through the Formula Funding Review, the communities did identify a shortfall in funding that they receive. We are still in the early stages with that, and it's not infrastructure funding, it's actually O and M funding, so we are still in the early stages with that, and we will have to come up with a strategy on how we are going to deal with that as a Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.I will commit to having our folks from Lands go and inspect our side of the border, and check to see if there are any liabilities, and we will report back to the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.The vehicles are used by health and social services authorities to deliver programs in the regions and Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I am here to represent “Supplementary Estimates (Operational Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016.” This document proposes an increase of $19.9 million in operations expenditure for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The most significant items in the supplementary estimates are a total of $16.4 million for the Department of Health and Social Services for funding for increased program costs, including $6.7 million for costs related to adults and children in care in southern facilities, $6.3 million for costs associated with NWT residents being provided hospital and physician...

With the Chair's indulgence, I would like to direct that to the Minister of ITI.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Canada's position is that, if we didn't take best efforts to sell the property, then my belief was we were going to be responsible for the liabilities, so we had to make best efforts. We weren't pleased with the prices that came back. Canada wasn't pleased with the prices that came back. As a government, we made the decision that we would purchase the property, knowing that if we did, then Canada would be responsible for the remediation of the property, then if there is an opportunity, if the price of tungsten goes up, then we would move that property.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We own that particular piece of property and we'll have to confirm if there would be any taxes that might be having to be paid to the Yukon Government, but I will confirm that and I will share it with the committee.