Mr. Chairman, I have a brief opening statement to Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1992-93.
Mr. Chairman, Supplementary Appropriation, No. 2, requests authority for a net additional appropriation of $6.5 million. In addition, I will be making a motion at the appropriate time to amend the schedule to the bill, to increase the amount requested by $250,000, to provide initial funding for the public inquiry into the services provided by the Fort Smith Health Centre.
The full cost of this inquiry will be determined later, and will be included in subsequent of supplementary appropriation requests. This supplementary appropriation consists of additional appropriations and capital in the amount of $6.843 million, mainly comprised of a special warrant for $5.359 million which was necessary to fully fund the cost of 100 H.A.P. units for 1992-93, to which government was committed before C.M.H.C. announced funding reductions.
Net reductions and operations and maintenance appropriation in the amount of $343,000. The O and M appropriations include transfers between departments resulting from departmental consolidation. Those are the opening remarks on Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, Mr. Chairman.