Thank you, Mr. Chair. On June 2, 2015, the House received a report from the Standing Committee on Government Operations on the Review of the 2013-2014 Public Accounts. The report contains eight recommendations to the government, and on January 22 and 23, 2015, the standing committee examined the public accounts of the Northwest Territories with the assistance of staff in the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and the Office of the Comptroller General and the GNWT’s Department of Finance.

On February 12, 2015, the standing committee examined the consolidated financial statements of NT Hydro Corporation and its subsidiary companies, with the assistance of the staff from NT Hydro. The standing committee thanks the Assistant Auditor General, Terry DeJong, and his staff for their assistance in this review. The committee also thanks NWT comptroller Bill Merklinger and his staff and the NT Hydro president and CEO, Emmanuel DaRosa, and his staff for their appearances before the committee during the public review.

The standing committee has seen a notable improvement in the timely completion of the financial statements by the department, boards and agencies and the government reporting entity. The standing committee acknowledges this achievement and encourages the GNWT to keep up the good work. Thank you, Mr. Chair.