Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Supplementary Appropriation Act No. 1 requests authority for additional appropriations of $12,720,000 for operations expenditures and $31,581,000 for capital investment expenditures.
The request for additional operations supplementary appropriation requirements is within the estimated supplementary reserves established in the budget. Major items included in this request are as follows:
- $3.5 million for the Department of Health and Social Services to provide funding to the boards of management for 60 percent of their accumulated deficits as reported as of March 31, 2001;
- $2 million for the Department of Justice to re-establish previously approved one-time operations funding for two new young offenders facilities in Yellowknife and Inuvik. This funding was lapsed in the 2001-2002 fiscal period due to delays in the opening of the facilities;
- $1.8 million for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment for advanced payments associated with an alternative dispute resolution process respecting student abuse in the education system; and
- $1.2 million for the Department of the Executive, Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs to establish a devolution negotiation division.
The major requests for capital investment expenditures include:
- $28 million in capital carry-overs from the 2001-2002 fiscal year. The funding was approved and lapsed in 2001-2002; and
- $1.2 million for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment for additional capital investment required for the Aurora College building in Inuvik.
The request for additional capital supplementary appropriation requirements exceeds estimated supplementary capital reserves by $20 million. However, the net impact on the GNWT's accumulated cash position has improved by $2 million because the 2001-2002 lapses exceeded projects by $22 million. Mr. Chairman, I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary appropriation document. Thank you.