Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The standing committee on finance reviewed this bill during its meeting in Yellowknife the week of June 9 to 12. Once again, the committee was pleased that the Minister of Finance and his officials appeared before the committee to answer our questions. Members are aware that this bill is presented as a result of an agreement to delay our comprehensive review of the 1992-93 main estimates until later this summer to allow cabinet the time to implement significant changes to the way we do government. As a result, the committee does not have a great deal of comment on the bill.
Although generally supportive of this interim appropriation, the committee remains concerned about Its ability to affect the budget for this year. With the passage of this bill, this Assembly will have approved some 60 per cent of the current year's budget without having reviewed the main estimates.
Mr. Chairman, the standing committee on finance is pleased with the level of co-operation that has been shown to date by the Minister of Finance in providing the information we need to perform a thorough examination of the 1992-93 main, estimates.
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Thank you. Nevertheless, the committee expects that the following information -- now do not get carried away -- will be provided to us prior to our review of the budget: 1) GNWT contract listing for the year ending March 31, 1992; 2) GNWT salary listings for the year ending March 31, 1992; 3) GNWT response to the recommendations of the finance committee on finance reports dated February 18, 1991, and February 27, 1992; action on government standards, purchasing and the leasing strategy; phase two plan for the reshaping of northern government; the strategic planning workshop with the cabinet, which was a recommendation of the standing committee on finance; action plan on the legal aid program; financial statements for the year ending May 31, 1992; key result indicators by department and agency; five-year capital plan and, Mr. Allooloo, an educational strategy; the housing strategy; the Northwest Territories Power Corporation corporate strategy and the 1992-93 O and M budgets for the Workers' Compensation Board and the Northwest Territories Power Corporation.
Mr. Chairman, as has been past practice of our committee, individual Members may have comments or questions on specific items of this bill. The standing committee on finance agreed on June 11 to recommend this bill to the House for consideration. Thank you.
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