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Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. We’re on page 8-7, Education, Culture and Employment, activity summary, education and culture, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure summary, $27.132 million.
I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. We have before us for consideration: Tabled Document 4-16(5), Tabled Document 30-16(5), Tabled Document 38-16(5), Tabled Document 62-16(5), Tabled Document 66-16(5), Bill 4, Bill 8, and Bill 9. What is the wish of committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Minister Lafferty.
Next, we have petroleum products division, which ranges from 5-9 through pages 5-11. We’re on page 5-10, financial summary, petroleum products division, Public Works and Services, activity summary, petroleum products division, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $475, 000.
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. We are on page 8-7, Education, Culture and Employment, activity summary. Mr. Yakeleya.
Mr. Speaker, everyone in this Assembly knows that health services and housing are probably the great majority of where these complaints are. But in my mind, an ombudsman is a good way to go. But it’s clear from the volume of policy-related complaints that we need to do something to fix this problem. So can the Premier commit to dealing with the volume of complaints in the health services and housing areas with explicit policy review and revision? Mahsi.
Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Lafferty.
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Ms. Gault.
Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Mr. Daniels.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Premier as Minister responsible for the Executive. My questions to the Premier follow up on yesterday’s statement and questions regarding the need for common sense approaches to inconsistencies or even absurdities in program delivery.
The notion of an ombudsman has been raised frequently over the years, most recently yesterday. Many jurisdictions have established these positions as a court of higher appeal when horse sense doesn’t seem to prevail. Can the Premier tell me what knowledge he has of the consideration of creating an ombudsman...