David Krutko

Page 1-27, activity summary, statutory officers, operations expenditure summary, $1.626 million.

Just to remind the Minister and also Members of the House that in order for these committees to be established, they have to basically request it. Right now there’s only one board that has requested the establishment of child and family services. So technically under the legislation you have to receive a request from a particular community to carry this out. So it’s not saying we’ll get five out there today. It’s sort of an application-based format that you have to go through under the legislation. By the legislation where you basically have to request of the Minister that you accommodate your...

Comment. Minister, if you want to respond.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to know if you will be bringing in witnesses.

Question is being called.

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What’s the wish of committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: tabled documents 4, 30, 38, 62, 75, 103, 133, 135; Bills 4, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20; Minister’s statements 65 and 88. What is the wish of committee?

Ms. Schofield.

Minister of Justice, Mr. Lafferty.

Agreed. Moving on to page 1-23, activity summary, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, operations expenditure summary, $1.595 million.

Mr. Chair, I’m not too sure where the Minister is coming from by taking 60 kids out of the system, that basically it’s not going to solve the problem for me. There are probably 60 kids in the system that technically shouldn’t be there in the first place. It’s because the process did not allow for transparency and a program to be in place to prevent them from being there in the first place. I don’t think you can ask any kid that’s in foster care do you want to be there. I don’t think they want to be there. I think the issue has to be how can we as government live up to the obligations we have...