Mr. Speaker, the Standing
Committee on Social Programs is pleased to present its report on its review of the 2008–2009 Draft Main Estimates.
The standing committee is responsible for the oversight of the departments of Education, Culture and Employment; Health and Social Services; and Justice. These departments expend 60 per cent of the GNWT operations budget in providing services to residents of the Northwest Territories.
The committee met to consider the departmental and Draft Main Estimates between April 1 through 11, 2008.
The committee will be reading at length from the report during consideration of the Main Estimates. Mr. Speaker, that concludes our introductory remarks on our report.
Therefore, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that the Report of the Review of the 2008–2009 Draft Main Estimates of the Standing Committee on Social Programs be deemed read and printed in Hansard in its entirety.