Debates of February 15, 2005 (day 36)

Agreed.

Page 2-86, corporate human resource services, active positions.

Agreed.

Page 2-87, corporate human resource services, active positions.

Agreed.

Page 2-88, work performed on behalf of others, $193,000.

Agreed.

I'll draw Members' attention to page 2-51. That's the operations expenditure summary, $30.051 million.

Agreed.

Does committee agree that this concludes the FMBS portion?

Agreed.

Agreed. Thank you, committee. Volume II, page 2-5, infrastructure investment summary for FMBS, $3.116 million. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The need to replace this big piece of computer infrastructure has been demonstrated, at least to me. I know that has come up for probably the last three years in discussions of this department, so we're moving ahead on it. This current year, according to the information provided, we'll be spending about $183,000 on it. The department is asking for $500,000 this year, with the anticipation of spending $15 million over the next two years, for a total project cost of $15.7 million. That is a very large computer, Mr. Chairman.

A question that I wanted to ask; we're just about finished spending $183,000 preparing for this project and we're looking at spending $500,000 this year. Seven-and-a-half million dollars for the coming two fiscal years are really large, big, round numbers. What I wanted to ask is how close are we getting to a more accurate and a more detailed cost of replacing and upgrading this system? Fifteen million dollars is, to me, an awfully large, very well-rounded number, and I'm looking for some more detail and more precision in this area.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the prior year costs -- that's for 2004-05 -- $183,000, that's the business plan look at what we're going to need. For 2005-06, $500,000 is the system selection. We're going to have to make a decision at that point what system we're actually going to go with. So for 2006-07 and 2007-08, these are estimates that we feel are in the ballpark of where we're going to get and need. But until we actually make the 2005-06 system selection, we're going to be in the area of ballparking. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Back to 2-5, $3.116 million.

Agreed.

Page 2-6, under directorate, infrastructure investment summary, total net book value and work in progress, $723,000.

Agreed.

Page 2-7, directorate, total department, $500,000.

Agreed.

Page 2-8, labour relations and compensation services, infrastructure investment summary, total net book value and work in progress, $1.574 million.

Agreed.

Page 2-9, government accounting, infrastructure investment summary, total net book value and work in progress, $819,000.

Agreed.

Back to the total on page 2-5, $3.116 million.

Agreed.

Agreed. Does committee agree that the consideration of FMBS's estimates is concluded?

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. I would like to thank Mr. Minister and your witnesses, Mr. Taggart and Mr. Voytilla, for your indulgence this evening. Thank you. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.

Mr. Chair, I move that we report progress.

Thank you. The Member moves that we report progress. It's not debatable. All those in favour? Any opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Territorial Court Act; Bill 19, Appropriation Act, 2005-2006; and, Committee Report 9-15(3), and would like to report progress with one motion being adopted and that Bill 18 is ready for third reading. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. A motion is on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Minister of Finance, the Honourable Floyd Roland. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Speaker, there will be a meeting of the Accountability and Oversight committee tomorrow morning at 9:00; meetings of the Governance and Economic Development committee and Social Programs committee at 10:30 a.m.; and another meeting of the Social Programs committee tomorrow at noon.

Orders of the day for Wednesday, February 16th, at 1:30 p.m.:

Prayer

Ministers' Statements

Members' Statements

Returns to Oral Questions

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Oral Questions

Written Questions

Returns to Written Questions

Replies to Opening Address

Replies to Budget Address

Petitions

Reports of Standing and Special Committees

Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

Tabling of Documents

Notices of Motion

Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

Motions

First Reading of Bills

- Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3,

2004-2005

Second Reading of Bills

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

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Bill 15, Tlicho Community Services Agency Act

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Bill 16, Northwest Territories Business

Development and Investment Corporation Act

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Bill 19, Appropriation Act, 2005-2006

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Committee Report 9-15(3), Standing Committee on

Accountability and Oversight Report on the Review

of the Draft 2005-2006 Main Estimates

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Committee Report 10-15(3), Standing Committee

on Governance and Economic Development

Report on the Review of the Draft 2005-2006 Main

Estimates

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Committee Report 11-15(3), Standing Committee

on Social Programs Report on the Review of the

Draft 2005-2006 Main Estimates

Report of Committee of the Whole

Third Reading of Bills

- Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Territorial Court Act

Orders of the Day

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until February 16, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 7:05 p.m.