Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2010-2011. This document outlines an increase of $17.471 million in operations expenditures for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

The supplementary estimates include the necessary transfer of the appropriations from the Department of Education, Culture and Employment to the NWT Housing Corporation as a contribution from the Department of Finance for the Public

Housing Rental Subsidy Program and its associated administrative costs.

The other major items in the supplementary estimates include:

1. $7.5 million for the Department of Health and

Social Services to fund initiatives and programs under the federal government’s Territorial Health System Sustainability Initiative;

2. a $4.1 million special warrant approved June 29,

2010, for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to fund increased costs incurred during the 2010 forest fire season;

3. $3.6 million for the Department of Health and

Social Services to fund the 2009-2010 medical travel costs incurred by the Stanton Territorial Health Authority;

4. $622,000 for the Department of Environment

and Natural Resources to fund the emergency response plan to combat the anthrax outbreak this summer.

I’m prepared to review the details of this supplementary appropriations document.