Mr. Chair, I think this is the first time in this bill that the information comes up about the rise in fuel prices and the impact it is having on our current year's budget. People will remember, with some horror and trepidation, Mr. Chair, the way fuel prices skyrocketed last summer and fall. We are now seeing the impact of it on our operations. I believe this whole supp here, the cumulative impact on various departments is $4.3 million in unforeseen fuel costs. In this particular page, $281,000 attributed to or connected with Public Works and Services' issues.
Mr. Chair, I have several questions in this area. To begin with, the information provided says that this is a request for funding resulting from the rise in fuel prices in the NWT since 2003. How is it, Mr. Chair, if we are looking at a supp for the budget of the fiscal year 2005-06, we are going back three fiscal years here, Mr. Chair?