Daniel McNeely

Thank you, committee. Languages and culture, not previously authorized, $232,000. Are there any questions?

Seeing none, Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2025-2026. Department of Education, Culture and Employment, capital investments expenditures, languages and culture, not previously authorized, $232,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee.

We will now consider the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment on page number 14.

Infrastructure expenditures, economic diversification and business support, not previously authorized, $689,000. Are there any questions? To the Member of Yellowknife North.

I now call committee to order. What is the wish of the committee? Member from Boot Lake.

Okay, thank you, Minister. I will now open the floor for general comments.

Seeing none. Before we proceed, committee, we will waive on the paragraph going into each supplement estimate is the opening infrastructure and go to the department and not previously authorized and the funded amount that was -- that will eliminate that duplication of -- I'm starting to dream of these words here. Seeing no further general comments, does the committee agree to proceed to the details contained in tabled documents?

Thank you to the Member. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Minister. Member of Frame Lake.

Thank you to the Member. Moving on to the Member of Yellowknife North.

Thank you, to the Member of Yellowknife North. Any further questions?

Seeing none, Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2025-2026. Department of Health and Social Services, capital investments expenditures, long term and continuing care services, not previously authorized, $8,441,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thanks to the Minister for that information and reply.

My next question to the Minister is the work plan developed with the public administrator promises improvements to the healthcare system within the year. What specific recruitment and retention targets, such as vacancy rate reductions, will the Minister use to measure success in small and remote communities and will she report those results publicly? Mahsi.

Thank you, Member of Great Slave. And Minister of Finance.