Standing Committee on Estimates Fiscal Policy — Report (55th Legislature, 2nd Session, 21 June 2005)

55-2 21 June 2005

New Brunswick — Committees

FIRST REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES Second Session of the 55th Legislature New Brunswick June 21, 2005 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Mr. MacDonald, Chair Mr. Williams, Vice-Chair Hon. P. Robichaud Hon. D. Graham Hon. Mrs. MacAlpine Hon. W. Steeves Mr. Stiles Mr. Allaby Mr. V. Boudreau Mr. Lamrock Mr. Ouellette Ms. Weir

June 21, 2005 To The Honourable The Legislative Assembly of The Province of New Brunswick Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Estimates begs leave to submit this their first report. Your Committee met in the Legislative Assembly Chamber on June 9, 2005 for the purposes of electing a Chair and Vice Chair. On motion of Hon. P. Robichaud, seconded by Mr. Stiles, Mr. MacDonald was elected Chairman. On motion of Hon. Mrs. MacAlpine, sec onded by Hon. D. Graham, Mr. Williams was elected Vice Chair.

Your Committee met in the Legislative Asse mbly Chamber on June 14, 15, 16, 17 and 20, 2005, to consider the estimates referr ed by resolution of the House adopted June 10, 2005 (Motion 110). Your Committee wishes to report that all of the items referred to it were passed, with the exception of the estimates related to Department of Transportation and Service New Brunswick, which estimates have yet to be considered.

The following are the items that were passed by the Committee: MAIN ESTIMATES, 2005-2006 ORDINARY ACCOUNT Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat 757,000 Advisory Council on the Status of Women 418,000 Council of Atlantic Premiers 772,000 Culture and Sport Secretariat 11,948,000 Department of Education 802,572,000 Department of Energy 1,874,000

3 Department of the Environment and Local Government 55,434,000 Department of Family and Community Services 735,710,000 Department of Intergovernmental and International Relations 3,131,000 Intergovernmental Conferences 25,000 Legislative Assembly – Leaders of Registered Political Parties 1,617,000 Legislative Assembly – Members Allowances and Committees 2,619,000 Legislative Assembly – Office of the Auditor General 1,711,000 Legislative Assembly – Office of the Chief Electoral Officer 961,000 Legislative Assembly – Office of the Child and Youth Advocate 435,000 Legislative Assembly – Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages 483,000 Legislative Assembly – Office of the Consumer Advocate for Insurance 435,000 Legislative Assembly – Office of the Legislative Assembly 2,827,000 Legislative Assembly – Office of the Ombudsman 704,000 Legislative Assembly – Office of the Supervisor of Political Financing 132,000 Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission 197,666,000 LOANS AND ADVANCES Department of Education – Student Loan Advances 273,702,000 Department of Family and Community Services - Housing 5,905,000 WORKING CAPITAL – MAXIMUM BALANCES WORKING CAPITAL ADVANCES Department of Education – Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority 350,000 Department of the Environment and Local Government 20,000 Department of Family and Community Services 1,900,000 PETTY CASH ADVANCES Department of Education 120,000 Department of the Environment and Local Government 20,000 Department of Family and Community Services 24,000

4 INVENTORIES Department of Education 350,000 Department of Family and Community Services 100,000 SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES 2004-2005 VOLUME II ORDINARY ACCOUNT Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture 7,750,000 Department of Family and Community Services 4,000,000 Supplementary Funding Provision 10,000,000 Department of Supply and Services 4,400,000 CAPITAL ACCOUNT Department of Transportation 5,025,000 And your Committee asks leave to make a further report. Kirk MacDonald, MLA Chairman

FIRST REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES Second Session Fifty-fifth Legislative Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick June 21, 2005 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Mr. MacDonald, Chair Mr. Williams, Vice-Chair Hon. P. Robichaud Hon. D. Graham Hon. Mrs. MacAlpine Hon. Mr. Steeves Mr. Stiles Mr. Allaby Mr. V. Boudreau Mr. Lamrock Mr. Ouellette Ms. Weir

June 21, 2005 To The Honourable The Legislative Assembly of The Province of New Brunswick Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Estimates begs leave to submit this their first report. Your Committee met in the Legislative Assembly Chamber on June 9, 2005 for the purposes of electing a Chair and Vice Chair. On motion of Hon. P. Robichaud, seconded by Mr. Stiles, Mr. MacDonald was elected Chairman. On motion of Hon. Mrs. MacAlpine, sec onded by Hon. D. Graham, Mr. Williams was elected Vice Chair.

Your Committee met in the Legislative Asse mbly Chamber on June 14, 15, 16, 17 and 20, 2005, to consider the estimates referr ed by resolution of the House adopted June 10, 2005 (Motion 110). Your Committee wishes to report that all of the items referred to it were passed, with the exception of the estimates related to Department of Transportation and Service New Brunswick, which estimates have yet to be considered. Your Committee recommends that the estimates adopted by the Committee and outlined in the attached report be concurred in by the House. And your Committee begs leave to make a further report.

Kirk MacDonald, MLA Chairman

Document details

Collection	New Brunswick — Committees
Citation	55-2 21 June 2005
Type	committee
Volume / chapter	content committees estimates fiscal policy reports 55 2 050621estimates.pdf
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6cc40d2010f824fc1dd7a2ed19f5e7fd52e7be63

Source file is stored in the law ingest library (pdf).