David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Are there any further general comments on the Department of Finance? Mr. Bromley.

Thank you. I’d like to thank you, Mr. Minister. Thanks, Ms. Melhorn and good luck at the Briar, Mr. Koe.

Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could escort the witnesses out. Thanks, committee. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Hawkins.

I like to think so, Mr. Chairman.

Page 5-21, Finance, activity summary, budget, treasury and debt management, operations expenditure summary, $9.815 million.

Mr. Speaker, as I understand it, some of this work performed by BDK Applied Management Services for consultation and communications services is, in fact, for our participation in Vancouver at the 2010 Games. I’d like to ask the Premier -- we have known about our participation at Vancouver 2010 for a long period of time, and again, getting back to the process -- why didn’t this go to RFP or why didn’t it go to tender? Why was that sole-sourced, Mr. Speaker? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Minister.

Thanks, committee. I would now ask you to please turn back to page 5-7, and that is the department summary, Finance, operations expenditure summary, $76.528 million.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m just wondering, again, this isn’t in this year’s budget, but under the contract registry there are two items for food catering for NAWS II. One’s for NAWS II and the other one is for NAWS II feast. That totals about $70,000. I’m just wondering what event did we cater that cost $70,000. Thank you.

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Mr. Speaker, I’ve got some questions today and suppose I’ll ask them of the Premier. In getting back to my Member’s statement, I wanted to talk about sole-sourcing contracts to former deputy ministers. I’d like to begin by asking the Premier if there is any political direction given from his Cabinet when it comes to sole-sourcing contracts to former deputy ministers. Thank you.