Two days after the legislature's fall sitting wrapped, the government has issued a special warrant for more than $3.7 million in extra spending.

Dated today, the special warrant will channel $2.85 million to the Yukon Housing Corp., $625,000 to the Department of Highways and Public Works and $215,000 to the Department of Education.

The warrants are used to leverage cash in times of emergency or during extended breaks in parliamentary proceedings.

Opposition and Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell accused the premier of bypassing debate on the extra spending.

"I find this to be an affront to the legislative assembly," Mitchell told the Star today.

"This government views debating in the legislature as an annoying little process they have to go through until they can get what they want.

"We just recessed on Monday and they're asking for more money on Wednesday," Mitchell continued. "So I'd really question that they discovered just on Tuesday that they needed this money."

Mitchell said there was ample time during 28 days of the fall sitting, to either table another supplementary budget or amend the existing supplementary budget.

This extra $3.71 million in spending pushes the supplementary budget to $58.41 million and total government expenditures to $954,438,000 for the 2008-09 fiscal year.

Calls to the Finance department for more specifics on what the money was earmarked for were not returned as of press time this afternoon.

However, Mitchell was more than happy to offer his appraisal.

"It's a poor reflection on this government's approach to accountability, accountability that flows from opposition members being able to ask questions in the assembly," he said.

"I could speculate (on what the money is for) but I don't think it matters. The issue is, regardless of what they say it's for ... we should've been able to ask questions on it."