Agreed.
We’ll now move to the Department of Health and Social Services, page 67, with regard to the Main Estimates. Health and Social Services, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $309.822 million.
Department of Health and Social Services, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $309.822 million, approved.
Does the committee agree that the consideration of the Department of Health and Social Services is concluded?
Agreed.
Can we turn to page 5-9 of Volume 2 of the Main Estimates, Infrastructure Investment Expenditure. Department of Health, page 5-9. Community Health Programs, Infrastructure Acquisition Plan: $32.414 million.
Department of Health and Social Services, Infrastructure Acquisition Plan, Community Health Programs, Total Department: $32.414 million, approved.
Does the committee agree that consideration of Department of Health and Social Services is concluded?
Agreed.
Now we’ll turn to the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, page 8-7. Operations Expenditure Summary, Department Summary: $293.914 million.
Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $293.914 million, approved.
Does the committee agree that the consideration of estimates for the department is concluded?
Agreed.
We’ll now move to the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, page 10-7, 1. Page 10-7, Industry, Tourism and Investment, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $45.593 million.
Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $45.593 million, approved.
Does the committee agree that the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment is concluded?
Agreed.
Moving to Environment and Natural Resources, page 11-7, Operations Expenditure Summary, Environment and Natural Resources, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $56.942 million.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $56.942 million, approved.
Does the committee agree that the consideration of Department of Environment and Natural Resources is concluded?
Agreed.
Okay. The last department is the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, found on page 4-7. Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $114.782 million.
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $114.782 million, approved.
Does the committee agree that consideration of the estimates of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs is concluded?
Agreed.
Does the committee agree that we’ve concluded the department estimates of Volume 1 and Volume 2? Does the committee agree that we have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 37-16(2)?
Agreed.
Consideration of Tabled Document 37-16(2) is now concluded.
Move to tab 8 in regard to the Corporation Act, 2007–2008, Bill 8. We’ll defer the Preamble and go to the Schedule, which is on page 3. Schedule 1, Part 1, Vote 1, Operations Expenditures, Total Appropriation for Operations Expenditures: $1,215,869,000.
Okay. Let’s do this again. Total Appropriation, Operations Expenditures, $1,216,972,000.
Bill 8, Appropriation Act, 2008–2009, Schedule, Part 1, Vote 1, Operations Expenditures, Total Appropriation for Operations Expenditures: $1,215,869,000, approved.
Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that the Schedule to Bill 8 be amended to:
decrease by $1,103,000 the appropriation amount set out in Part 1, item 7, “Justice,” by:
striking out “89,752,000” and substituting “88,649,000” in the column entitled “Operations Excluding Amortization,” and
striking out “91,976,000”, and substituting “90,873,000” in the column entitled “Appropriation by Item”;
decrease by $1,103,000 the amount set out in Part 1 as “Total Appropriation for Operations Expenditures,” by striking out “$1,216,972,000” and substituting “$1,215,869,000”;
decrease by $320,000 the appropriation amount set out in Part 2, item 17, “Justice,” by striking out “1,690,000” and substituting “1,370,000”;
decrease by $1,500,000 the appropriation amount set out in Part 2, item 20, “Industry, Tourism and Investment,” by striking out “3,828,000” and substituting “2,328,000”;
decrease by $1,820,000 the amount set out in Part 2 as “Total Appropriation for Capital Investment Expenditures,” by striking out “$142,262,000” and substituting “$140,442,000”; and
decrease by $2,923,000 the amount set out at the end of the Schedule as “Total Appropriation,” by striking out “$1,359,234,000” and substituting “$1,356,311,000.”
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thanks for your patience, Mrs. Groenewegen. On the sixth line under “striking out ‘89,752,000’ and substituting ‘88,649,000,’” we thought we heard you say $86 million. So just for verification, could you repeat that section?
Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. By striking out “89,752,000” and substituting “88,649,000” in the column entitled “Operations Excluding Amortization.”
Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Motion is in order. To the motion? Question’s been called.
Motion carried.
To the Schedule as amended? Agreed?
Agreed.
Schedule as amended approved.
With that, we can go back to page 1 of Bill 8, clause-by-clause. We’ll defer the Preamble.
Clauses 1 and 2 approved.
Clause 3, Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that sub-clause 3(2) of Bill 8 be amended by striking out “$1,359,234,000” and substituting “$1,356,311,000.” Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Motion is in order. Motion is being distributed.
Motion carried.
Clause 3 as amended.
Clause 3 as amended approved.
Clauses 4 through 7 inclusive approved.
To the Preamble.
Preamble approved.
Bill as a whole as amended.
Bill 8 as a whole as amended approved.
Does committee agree that Bill 8 is ready for third reading as amended?
Bill 8, Appropriation Act, 2008–2009, as amended approved for third reading.
Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’d like to move that at this time we report progress. Thank you.
Can I have the report of the Committee of the Whole, please. Mr. Krutko.
