Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a document entitled, 2004-2005 Operations Expenditures: Travel Expenditure Reductions. Thank you.

Item 14, tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for North Slave, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill introduces a general corporate tax rate effective April 1, 2004. Thank you.

The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill. Do I hear a question?

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Bill 2 has second reading.

---Carried

Item 19, second reading of bills. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, No. 2, be read for the second time. Mr. Speaker, this bill changes the individual tax rates for persons with taxable incomes in excess of $66,492 for the 2004 taxation year and for the 2005 and subsequent taxation years. It also clarifies a provision of the Income Tax Act relating to individual income tax. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

To the principle of the bill.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is tied. Therefore, I vote in favour of the motion. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 3 has had second reading and is now referred to a committee. So Bill 3 has had second reading.

Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 1, Appropriation Act, 2004-2005; Committee Report 1-15(3), Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates; Committee Report 2-15(3), Standing Committee on Social Programs Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates; and, Committee Report 3-15(3), Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates.

By the authority given to the Speaker by Motion 2-15(3), the House will go into Committee of the Whole to sit beyond the time of adjournment until the committee is prepared to report, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

I would like to call Committee of the Whole to order. The matters before us today are Bill 1, Appropriation Act, 2004-2005; Committee Report 1-15(3), Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates; Committee Report 2-15(3), Standing Committee on Social Programs Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates; and, Committee Report 3-15(3), Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development Report on the Review of the Draft 2004-2005 Main Estimates. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Allen.

Is the committee agreed?

Okay. We will commence with that after a short break. Thank you.

---SHORT RECESS

Minister Roland, for the record, could you please introduce your witnesses? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. To my right is Lew Voytilla, deputy minister for the Financial Management Board Secretariat. To my left is Mr. Rob Taggart, director of policy and planning.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. We're on page 2-45, government accounting, activity summary, operations expense, total operations expense, $11.898 million. Agreed? Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Madam Chair. May I ask for a breakdown under other expenses, please?

Thank you. Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We do have that information available. Government accounting, other expenses: travel and transportation, $55,000; materials and supplies, $77,000; purchased services, $70,000; contract services, $223,000; fees and payments, $10,000; other expenses, $97,000. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Madam Chair. May I get a breakdown of the other expenses for $97,000? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Roland, the Member would like a breakdown of the other expenses under other expenses. Thank you.