Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, requests authority for operations expenditure appropriations of $8,364,500 and capital investment appropriations of $1,254,000. These requirements are within the estimated supplementary reserves. Major items included in the operations expenditure requests are as follows:
- A special warrant was approved for $1 million to undertake research into hydroelectrical potential.
- $1.5 million for forced growth in a domestic power subsidy program.
- $2.7 million for various departments for forced growth and expenditures resulting from significant increases to the cost of heating fuel and power in the Northwest Territories.
- $600,000 for the establishment of the Energy Secretariat.
- $550,000 for aboriginal governments participation in the Intergovernmental Forum discussions.
The request for additional capital investment includes $834,000 for the Department of Justice to complete the Inuvik Young Offenders' Facility Project. Of this amount, $234,000 will be financed by advancing the current approved cash flow for the project.
Mr. Chairman, I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary appropriation requests. Thank you.