Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 1993-94 requests additional appropriation authority of $9.893 million. If approved by the Legislative Assembly, this appropriation will bring our 1993-94 deficit position to around $23 million, Mr. Chairman. That is shown in the 1993-94 revised forecast column of the revenue and expenditure summary in the 1994/95 main estimates.
Mr. Chairman, this supplementary appropriation includes a further $2.799 million for projected deficiencies in the social assistance program. This is in addition to the $2.4 million already approved in Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, last November. There is also provision in this supplementary appropriation for an additional $2.233 million for the Department of Justice. Mr. Chairman, this includes $1 million for corrections and $623,000 for legal aid. Funding is also included for courts and coroner services.
Mr. Chairman, on the capital side, the Department of Transportation received a special warrant of $1 million in January to acquire and complete the unfinished Igloolik air terminal building.
Mr. Chairman, as we proceed to review Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, in detail, you will note that there are one-time expenditures and there are others which are due to forced growth which are liable to continue after this year. Where this is the case, Mr. Chairman, we will rely on our supplementary reserves in 1994-95. Mr. Chairman, this will require a very stringent approach to the consideration of supplementary requests next year.
Mr. Chairman, I am now prepared to review the details of the supplementary funding requests and either answer Members' questions or refer them to the Minister responsible. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.