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Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee In answer to your question, Mr. McLeod, the money is going to be used to rent venues for the workshops and to pay for travel for individuals, for the community members, to come to the workshops. So it's not money for the bureaucracy in vote 1. It's actually—
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Disaster reduction is related to best practices around the world for events such as disasters that are related to things like climate change. There are lessons learned from an international context that we hope indigenous peoples in this country will benefit from. We therefore believe that it's of benefit for their communities in how they deal with climate change, which, unfortunately, will have disaster elements associated with the communities.
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee As we've just noted and discussed, in supplementary estimates (C) we are requesting $56 million for extra costs related to the impacts of climate change on communities.
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee This conference—
February 23rd, 2017Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee With all due respect, notwithstanding the timing of this inclusion in the supplementary estimates, the department has been cash managing, and we've been sending the money out, as with the beginning of the fiscal year, for that very same notion of ensuring that there was no impact on this new September school season.
November 28th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee That's what you just talked about.
November 28th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee It's 32 now.
November 28th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Thank you for the question. A compliance regime has been put in place in our agreements between the department and the retailers that deals with the data verification and compliance issues you are citing.
November 28th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee In terms of fast-tracking, we're also trying to lift the approvals based on risk assessment of the projects. Notwithstanding the higher dollar values beyond $10 million, if the project is deemed less risky from a technological or financial or complex engineering perspective, then the regions will have the authority to proceed further.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee We're fleshing out the program.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee There is a time lag between budget 2016 and what you will see in terms of escalators and the lifting of the cap in future estimates. What you haven't seen through supplementary estimates (A), sir, is those escalators lifting the cap on education and other programs that you will see through future supplementary estimates.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee We are in transition, and the money is flowing notwithstanding that.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee That was based on the main estimates. That's what that number is, and it does not include the future escalators beyond the 2% in the future estimates. What you got was a—
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee No, that's not true. We're in a transition period between what was the previous government's 2%, and in future supplementary estimates you will see a ramp-up in escalators through items such as education.
June 16th, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee We take your point. Consistency of business procedures across the country, as has been demonstrated through our own internal audit, is not up to snuff. We are going through a process of engagement to get more consistency and equivalency in reporting and business practices to address that deficiency.
April 21st, 2016Committee meeting
Paul Thoppil