Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am happy to present the Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2022-2023. These supplementary estimates propose a total increase of $80.684 million of which $27.7 million will be offset by revenues from the Government of Canada.
Included in this amount is $22.4 million in changes in accounting treatment that was previously reported as work on behalf of others. These agreements include the following agreements:
- $8 million to provide support for RCMP facilities, including maintenance, utilities, janitorial services, and minor capital repairs;
- $4.6 million to support the Labour Market Development Agreement;
- $2.5 million in support of the Mutual Aid Resources Sharing Agreement;
- $2.1 million for road maintenance across the Northwest Territories; and
- $1.6 million for the protection of caribou.
We are also proposing to support federally funded agreements, including:
- $2.3 million in support of the Building Skills 4 Success Program in the Northwest Territories;
- $1.4 million to support legal aid services under the agreement respecting access to justice services; and,
- $1.4 million to support other access to justice services for Indigenous residents, families, and victims of crime.
These supplementary estimates include two significant items to support the government's response to combat natural disasters:
- $39.2 million for flood relief and recovery in the Town of Hay River and the K'atlodeeche First Nation; and
- $5 million for additional fire suppression support during the 2022 fire season.
These supplementary estimates also propose the following items which are not offset by federal funding programs:
- $5.3 million for the government's share of costs related to the RCMP collective agreement; and
- $2.7 million to support the retention and recruitment of health professionals.
That concludes my opening remarks, Mr. Chair. I'm happy to answer any questions committee may have.