Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I stated earlier, this committee has passed motions to add additional money to the Main Estimates of the Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Education, Culture and Employment programs as follows:
- $1.5 million to establish a labour market supplement for nurses;
- $1 million for the continuation of the Working Together Program; and
- $1 million to provide funding for a Community Skills for Work Program.
Therefore, I move that the schedule to Bill 17 be amended to:
a) increase by $1.5 million the appropriation amount set out in part 1, item 6, Health and Social Services, by striking out $159.421 million and by substituting $160.921 million;
b) increase by $2 million the appropriation amount set out in part 1, item 9, Education, Culture and Employment, by striking out $154.024 million and by substituting $156.024 million;
c) increase by $3.5 million the amount set out in part 1 as Operations and Maintenance appropriation, by striking out $637.136 million and by substituting $640.636 million; and
d) increase by $3.5 million the amount set out at the end of the schedule as Total Appropriation, by striking out $723.398 million and by substituting $726.898 million.