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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Finance (FINA)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 113

Thursday, October 5, 2017, 8:50 a.m. to 11:57 a.m.

Yellowknife, N.W.T.

Quality Inn & Suites Yellowknife

Room Copper

5010 49th Street

Presiding

Hon. Wayne Easter, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Dan Albas

NDP

Pierre-Luc Dusseault

Acting Members present

• Pat Kelly for Tom Kmiec (Conservative)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Brett Capstick, Analyst

Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2018 Budget

Witnesses

Northwest Territories/Nunavut Council of Friendship Centres

• Anthony Rabesca, President

• Shari Caudron, Board Member

• Kyle Bird, Executive Director

Northwest Territories Association of Communities

• Sara Brown, Chief Executive Officer

Dene Nation

• Bill Erasmus, National Chief

Northwest Territories and Nunavut Chamber of Mines

• Gary Vivian, President

• Tom Hoefer, Executive Director

Tlicho Government

• Bertha Rabesca Zoe, Legal Counsel

Northwest Territories and Nunavut Construction Association

• John Rowe, Vice-President

Government of the Northwest Territories

• David Stewart, Secretary to the Financial Management Board/Deputy Minister, Department of Finance

• Sandy Kalgutkar, Deputy Secretary to the Financial Management Board, Department of Finance

Fédération franco-ténoise

• Jean de Dieu Tuyishime, Executive Director

YWCA Yellowknife

• Caroline Wawzonek, Past-President

Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce

• Trevor Wever, President

As an individual

• Pamela Murray

• Andy Wong

• David Connelly

Pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Committee resumed its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2018 budget.

Pamela Murray, Andy Wong and Pamela Murray made statements.

David Stewart, Sara Brown and Shari Caudron made statements and, with Anthony Rabesca, answered questions.

At 10:17 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:25 a.m., the sitting resumed.

Jean de Dieu Tuyishime, Tom Hoefer, John Rowe, Trevor Wever, Caroline Wawzonek, Bertha Rabesca Zoe and Bill Erasmus made statements and, with Gary Vivian, answered questions.

David Connelly made a statement.

At 11:55 a.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Suzie Cadieux

Clerk of the Committee