Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to present Supplementary Appropriation No. 1, 2009-2010 (Operation Expenditures). This document outlines an increase of $4.27 million in operations expenditures for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The major items in this supplementary are requesting two:
1) $3.6 million for the Department of Health and
Social Services for the increased cost associated with a new contract between the Government of the Northwest Territories and NWT positions.
2) $485,000 for the Department of Transportation
to continue research and development projects funded under the Building Canada Plan for which funding was approved and lapsed in 2008-2009.
I am prepared to review the details of the Supplementary Appropriation document. Mahsi.