Thank you, Minister Moses. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister McLeod.

That was a rant well taken. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Any further questions? Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I, too, share the frustration of my colleague from Yellowknife Centre because I have sat in on some of the Standing Committee on Social Development meetings where childcare has been discussed. This agreement, the Minister has continually said, I can't share details with you, and then all of a sudden the first year funding pops up in a supplementary appropriation on the floor of the House. We are all big people in this room. You should be able to share confidential information with us. This is not a way to do business, so I don't appreciate the way that this has come up.

I do want to turn to a supplementary reserve for O and M. I would like to know what the impact of this supplementary appropriation is going to be on the overall reserve. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. Stewart.

Thank you, Mr. Stewart. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Presumably, this side of this reserve, now that it is in a deficit position, will be reconciled the same way as it is on the capital or infrastructure side where we wait for year-end, look at O and M spending within all the departments, and determine whether there is a surplus or a deficit. If there is a deficit, it is taken up as small, short-term debt. Is that the way that this would get reconciled? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. Stewart.

Thank you, Mr. Stewart. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the answer from the deputy minister. What is the reserve going to be for O and M for 2018-2019, and how does that compare with the reserve for 2017-2018? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister McLeod.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the supplementary reserve for next year will be $30 million, but we don't anticipate our ask coming forward to be as high as they this year because, with a lot of the health-related items in this supplementary, we are building them into the base so we will have that discussion during the main estimates and business plans for next year, but we do not anticipate unless there is something unforeseen. We don't anticipate the amount being as high next year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Just so I can confirm, the supplementary reserve then for 2017-2018, I believe was set at $35 million; and for 2018-2019, it is being reduced to $20 million. Can I confirm that? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. Stewart.

Thank you, Mr. Stewart. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate the deputy minister's response. That is the information I've got in front of me. It looks like the reserve is going to be reduced by $15 million, but this supplementary appropriation is for over $20 million for our out-of-territory patients. It looks like we would still run, if everything else being equal, there would still be a $5 million deficit next year. How is the reduction in the reserve calculated to go down just $15 million rather than, say, $20? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. Stewart.