Consideration of Tabled Document 37-16(2) is now concluded.

Move to tab 8 in regard to the Corporation Act, 2007–2008, Bill 8. We’ll defer the Preamble and go to the Schedule, which is on page 3. Schedule 1, Part 1, Vote 1, Operations Expenditures, Total Appropriation for Operations Expenditures: $1,215,869,000.

Okay. Let’s do this again. Total Appropriation, Operations Expenditures, $1,216,972,000.

Bill 8, Appropriation Act, 2008–2009, Schedule,

Part 1, Vote 1, Operations Expenditures, Total Appropriation for Operations Expenditures: $1,215,869,000, approved.

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that the Schedule to Bill 8 be amended to:

a) decrease by $1,103,000 the appropriation

amount set out in Part 1, item 7, “Justice,” by:

i. striking out “89,752,000” and substituting

“88,649,000” in the column entitled “Operations Excluding Amortization,” and

ii. striking out “91,976,000”, and substituting

“90,873,000” in the column entitled “Appropriation by Item”;

b) decrease by $1,103,000 the amount set out in

Part 1 as “Total Appropriation for Operations Expenditures,” by striking out “$1,216,972,000” and substituting “$1,215,869,000”;

c) decrease by $320,000 the appropriation

amount set out in Part 2, item 17, “Justice,” by striking out “1,690,000” and substituting “1,370,000”;

d) decrease by $1,500,000 the appropriation

amount set out in Part 2, item 20, “Industry, Tourism and Investment,” by striking out “3,828,000” and substituting “2,328,000”;

e) decrease by $1,820,000 the amount set out in

Part 2 as “Total Appropriation for Capital Investment Expenditures,” by striking out

“$142,262,000” and substituting “$140,442,000”; and

f)

decrease by $2,923,000 the amount set out at the end of the Schedule as “Total Appropriation,” by striking out “$1,359,234,000” and substituting “$1,356,311,000.”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thanks for your patience, Mrs. Groenewegen. On the sixth line under “striking out ‘89,752,000’ and substituting ‘88,649,000,’” we thought we heard you say $86 million. So just for verification, could you repeat that section?

Yes. Thank you,

Mr. Chairman. By striking out “89,752,000” and substituting “88,649,000” in the column entitled “Operations Excluding Amortization.”

Thank you, Mrs.

Groenewegen. Motion is in order. To the

motion? Question’s been called.

Motion carried.

To the Schedule as amended? Agreed?

With that, we can go back to page 1 of Bill 8, clause-by-clause. We’ll defer the Preamble.

Clauses 1 and 2 approved.

Clause 3,Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that sub-clause 3(2) of Bill 8 be amended by striking out “$1,359,234,000” and substituting “$1,356,311,000.” Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Motion is in order. Motion is being distributed.

Motion carried.

Clause 3 as amended.

Clause 3 as amended approved.

Clauses 4 through 7 inclusive approved.

To the Preamble.

Preamble approved.

Bill as a whole as amended.

Bill 8 as a whole as amended approved.

Does committee agree that Bill 8 is ready for third reading as amended?

Bill 8, Appropriation Act, 2008–2009, as

amended approved for third reading.

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’d like to move that at this time we report progress. Thank you.

Motion carried.

The House resumed.

Can I have the report of the Committee of the Whole, please. Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Speaker, the committee has been considering Tabled Document 37-16(2), Main Estimates 2008–2009, Volume 1 and Volume 2; and Bill 8, Appropriation Act, 2008–2009.

I would like to report progress, with two motions being adopted — Tabled Document 37-16(2) is concluded and Bill 8, as amended, is ready for third reading.

Mr.

Speaker, I move that the report of the

Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. A motion is on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.

Motion carried.