Caroline Wawzonek

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, firstly, just -- I mean, just briefly, there is not a let it burn policy at all. But as to the sort of nuance of the specifics of fire management or forest fire management, that certainly is well beyond my capacity in the supps to speak to. I certainly do want to, you know, listen carefully when the Minister from ECC speaks and they, you know, already do action quite a number of fires but there's quite a number that they do monitor. And that -- because they simply are trying to manage both proper forest management as well as ensuring that they're putting...

Thank you, Madam Chair. And, Madam Chair, first, just one small piece of good news. It's not fully -- the $2.479 million is offset. There are some revenues that we are anticipating coming back in, so of $1.276 million, so it's not -- it's only partially -- there is still a deficit. Now, that said, the bigger question and the longer term question is to get out of a situation where we are having to continue this. I will note, Madam Chair, that a big part of that is ensuring that we are getting CFIA certified. That would allow direct marketing and direct then sales of the product that we have in...

Thank you, Madam Chair. So this particular line item in the mains for 2025-2026 was just over $20.9 million. But, in fact, actuals are coming in at $41,929. And so some of the items that we are seeing that are contributing to that, sort of highlights if you will, aircraft in particular. Aircraft is $10.5 million and likely a little bit more, $3 million -- there's some projected costs at this point in time. So because of the timing of the year, there's still some costs that are coming in from the tail end of the season. But expecting this one to hit $13.5 million. And associated fuel for the...

Thank you, Madam Chair. A portion of this funding does support the budget that's under the extended health benefits, but exactly the impacts of that I would have to come back to the Member on that. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I don't have the main estimates in front of me right now. And in general, we don't speak to them before they get tabled here in the House. Members do have an opportunity to review the main estimates in advance. And so I think I'll have to defer that question too when we're up in front of the committee at the very least, if not back before the House, on the mains. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have some notes from NTPC owing to a different hat, but I don't have the full capital plan in front of me. I can assure Members, but also the public, that -- so the GNWT, for example, has a 20-year needs plan. NTPC also has a capital plan, and items like the surge tank were on the capital plan. So in terms of knowing the different needs, I think there's a fairly well-known set of needs. Bluefish and Snare, for example, also have breakdowns in the longer term plan about the need to replace those very aging pieces of infrastructure as well and to bring them back and to...

Yes, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I mean, it would be sort of upwards of 170 is the best estimate I can have right now. I mean, and again, that would depend on the final applications. But the projection of the $14 million is that it should cover 172 based on average costs. But, again, my hesitancy just being depending on whether or not school boards are able to help support this gap from the exercise, that may fund more positions. Thank you.

Yes, please, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, so that would depend, I think, on the individual education bodies. I was -- let me see if -- yes, I mean, it's certainly -- there's an understanding of -- my understanding -- sorry, is that there is work being done with each applicant to determine, firstly, if they have some surplus funding available to them but then also what their own expenditure plans may be. And certainly not wanting to -- certainly by no means a matching criteria, like a one-for-one, but I don't know that there's a specific -- or there is not a specific number that I can provide. Thank...