Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Page 2-28, Executive, information item, worked performed on behalf of others. Any questions?

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that we have concluded final consideration for the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations?

Madam Chair, I think I’m looking at the line entry of $21,682 which is a decrease from last year. Can I get clarification from the Minister as to why there is a decrease?

Details of funding allocated to health and social services authorities. Any questions?

Page 2-14, Executive, activity summary, directorate, grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $1.451 million.

Thank you. Page 4-15, Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, information item, corporate management, active positions. Any questions?

Thank you. I appreciate the Minister clarifying that. It’s a bit disheartening knowing that we had $125 million at our disposal to do good work and now we’ve had to collapse this Opportunities Fund to a higher borrowing limit and paying three times the interest rate. It baffles my mind that that was a great deal. Anyone who is out there listening or anyone in this Chamber now, their ears have perked up. This has put us in a real precarious situation in terms of costing the taxpayers a lot more money. Can the Minister maybe indicate really in this arrangement where was the value added to the...

Okay, I’m getting a bit confused here. We’re doing a budget here for the 2012-2013 area and we’re not going retroactively in time, we’re going forward in time, which means if we know forward in time we have patients that are going to be under our care and attention, could we not put this in the main estimates and not have deviations and having to have supplemental appropriations that happen immediately after this process? Thank you.

Thank you. Page 8-30, Health and Social Services, activity summary, community health programs, grants and contributions, total grants and contributions, $69.941 million.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Moving on, I have Mr. Blake.