David Krutko

Page 6-33, Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, sport, recreation and youth, operations expenditure summary, $5.617 million. Ms. Bisaro.

I just have a question in regard to the senior citizens and disabled persons property tax. Is there a possibility of being able to change the criteria? Right now you get your assessment in the mail, you have to go to the municipal office, you have to fill out an application every year to get the rebate. Is there any way that you can simplify the process where basically once you reach a certain age, 60 or 65, that you come in every three years or every five years? Most of these people, we know exactly what their status is there. Most of them are senior citizens. We know what their pensions...

Okay. We can move to page 6-7, department summary. With that, we’ll defer until we have considered detail. So if we can move to the following page. Does committee agree to defer?

I just have a question on two capital items. The $200,000 grants and contributions and under other expenses, could you give me a breakdown of where those dollars are being expended?

Next on the list is Mr. Bromley.

I’ll call Committee of the Whole to order. Today we have under consideration Bills 2, 4, 7, Tabled Document 62-16(4); Minister’s Statement 47-16(4); and Committee Report, 5-16(4). What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Contributions, $390,000.

More of a comment. Municipal and Community Affairs, activity summary, lands administration, operations expenditure summary, $2.568 million.

Mr. Hawkins.

With that, I will give the Minister the opportunity to respond to general comments. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.