Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Committee, we’re on page 71, income security, operations expenditure summary, $43.424 million. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. Again, on behalf of the committee, I would like to thank them for their hard work and dedication over the years. We enjoyed working with you, Ms. Eggenhofer and Mr. Heide, and thank you for joining us and, of course, Mr. Lovely. Thank you, Minister Lafferty.

Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses.

Committee, according to committee’s wishes earlier today, we are going to continue on with Public Works and Services. With that, we are going to turn it over to the Minister responsible for opening comments. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Committee, again, page 69, education and culture, active positions, information item. Any questions?

Thank you, committee. Page 80, education authorities, programs and services, active positions, information item. Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. Ms. Eggenhofer, Mr. Lovely, Mr. Heide, welcome back to the House. Committee, we last left this department on page 66 of the main estimates. Education and culture, grants, contributions and transfers, total grants and contributions, $209.153 million. Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. I will treat that as a final comment. Committee, income support. I think I have Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that consideration of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment is completed?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Lafferty.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. We’ll go to Mr. Lovely.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to get back to what I was speaking about earlier regarding the occupational health and safety. Just if I am getting this clear, we are not wanting to do a contractor management system which is pretty much status quo in every other province in Canada, and again I didn’t get a chance to look at unedited Hansards, but we don’t want to leave companies out in the cold. That’s what I’m getting. So, I guess we are okay. From what I’m hearing, we’re okay to lower our standards on safety and it’s okay to put people at risk because we don’t want to put people out in the...