The standing committee on finance reviewed this bill during its meetings in Yellowknife the week of June 9 to 12, 1992. The committee would like to thank the Minister of Finance and his staff for appearing before the committee to answer our questions. The large majority of this supplementary appropriation is for a carry-over of unexpended funds for capital projects in 1992.
The standing committee on finance had no serious concerns with respect to this bill; however, we would like to point out that the government, in keeping with the Finance Minister's previous statements, should endeavour to fulfill its financial obligations when prior commitments have been made. Therefore, the committee agreed to recommend this bill to the House for consideration.