I have three items I would like to table.

The first item is entitled parliamentary information research on the Provincial and Territorial Funding Programs for Autism Therapy paperwork.

The second item is entitled A System of Care for Children with Autism, expert panel report. It’s from Alberta Children’s Services, September 2002.

The third item is entitled Resources Available for Children with Disabilities.

Document 68-16(2), Provincial and Territorial

Funding Programs for Autism Therapy, tabled.

Document 69-16(2), A System of Care for

Children with Autism, tabled.

Document 70-16(2), Department of Health and

Social Services: Resources Available for Children with Disabilities, tabled.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins.

I wish to table a report by the Languages Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, entitled Speaking of Health: Official Languages as Part of Quality Health Care in the Northwest Territories, January, 2008.

Document 71–16(2), Speaking of Health:

Official Languages as Part of Quality Health Care in the Northwest Territories, January, 2008, tabled.

Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. The honourable Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board Secretariat, Mr. Roland.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2008–2009, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 18 has had first reading.

Motion carried; Bill 18, Supplementary

Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2008–2009, read a first time.

Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. The honourable Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board Secretariat, Mr. Roland.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2008–2009, be read for the second time.

Mr.

Speaker, this bill makes supplementary

appropriations for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2008–2009 fiscal year.

Bill 18 has had second reading and is referred to Committee of the Whole.

Motion carried; Bill 18, Supplementary

Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2008–2009, read a second time and referred to Committee of the Whole.

Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 5, Bill 6, Bill 12, Committee Report 2-16(2), Committee Report 3-16(2), Minister’s Statement 62-16(2), Bill 18, with Mr. Krutko in the Chair.

I’d like to call the Committee of the Whole to order. There are some items to deal with in Committee of the Whole today. We have Bill 5, 6, 12 and 18; Committee Report 2 and 3; Minister’s Statement 62-16(2).

What’s the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee today wishes to deal with Bill 18, Bill 12, Bill 5, Bill 6, Committee Report 2, Committee Report 3, in that order. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Okay, committee agreed?

Okay, with that, we’ll begin after a short break with Bill 18.

The Committee of the Whole took a short

recess.

I’d like to call the Committee of the Whole back to order. As we agreed prior to the break, we’ll begin with Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2008–2009.

So with that, at this time, I’d like to ask the Minister responsible for the bill to make opening comments. The Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2008–2009, requests authority for additional appropriations of $50.317 million for operations expenditures and $106.345 million for capital investment expenditures in the 2008–2009 fiscal year.

To clarify the contents of the bill, the $48.4 million of operation expenditure appropriations includes $15.6 million offset by federal revenues and $32

million for contribution funding for the continuation of community infrastructure projects not completed in the 2007–2008 fiscal period. Funding for these projects was approved and lapsed in 2007–2008.

The $106.1 million for capital investment expenditures includes $11.1 million offset by federal revenues and $95 million in capital carry-overs from the 2007–2008 fiscal period. Major items included in this request for operations expenditures, other than carry-overs, include items that are part of the Building Canada Plan, $11.8 million for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs for additional contribution funding to community governments for community infrastructure, and $3 million for the Department of Transportation to advance the Yellowknife bypass road.

This is the second year in which the Government of the Northwest Territories has requested a significant amount of carry-over funding from the previous year. I’m confident the changes being implemented to the capital planning process will help lower future requests.

The bill includes changes discussed with Members in response to committee motions during the departmental reviews of the Main Estimates.

That concludes my opening remarks, and I’m prepared to answer questions Members may have.

I’d like to ask the Minister if he’ll be bringing any witnesses. Mr. Roland.

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Does the committee agree that the Minister brings in his witnesses?

Agreed. Sergeant-at-Arms, could you escort the witnesses in?

Mr. Minister, for the record, could you introduce your witnesses?

Mr. Chairman, to my right is the secretary to the Financial Management Board, Ms. Kathleen LeClair, and to my left is Mr. Charles Tolley, manager of budget development.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. Are there any general comments in regard to the bill?

Maybe we can begin on page 1, which we’ll defer. We’ll also defer the Schedule, to begin on page 5 of the bill.

Page 5, Municipal and Community Affairs, Operations Expenditures, Community Operations, not previously authorized: $5.344 million.

Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act,

No.

1, 2008–2009, Municipal and Community

Affairs, Operations Expenditures, Community Operations, not previously authorized: $5.344 million, approved.