Bob Bromley

Thank you, Minister. Committee, we’ll proceed with detail. Starting on page 5 with Transportation, operations expenditures, highways, not previously authorized, negative $300,000.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses in. Does committee agree?

I guess I don’t have enough information to suggest a strategy to the Minister, other than I hope he will look at it and see if there is a long-term plan to resolve it. Thank you.

I would presume with that information that there are details to it and there must be opportunities over time narrowing down those options, putting a strategy together to do that on the lower end of the cost range. Are we looking at that, Mr. Chairman, putting that together? Thank you.

I appreciate Mr. Williams’ and the Minister’s comments. I know we heard a lot the other day about how the Legislative Assembly is doing and they’re marching right along in regard to some of those initiatives; I think well along towards achieving 80 percent reduction in paper in some areas and looking really good. I’m assuming that’s also saving us dollars and giving us some flexibility for other work and priorities. So that’s all I had. I’d probably benefit from seeing the terms of reference, if that’s shareable there. So I appreciate those comments. Thank you.

What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I am right, I think this is where the Brilliant Future document is being implemented and I am wondering if, first of all, is that the budget under strategic initiatives. I see there is a doubling of that cost this year under program delivery details. I assume that is for the delivery of that program A Brilliant North. Am I correct there or are there other initiatives I should know about there? Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Motion is on the floor, in order and is being distributed.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess the last one is: is that a publicly available document or is that an internal?

Total department, $1.7 million.