Thank you, Minister Roland. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mahsi, Mr. Villeneuve. Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Maybe in thinking about the time here, maybe we could go into detail and I can ask specific questions as we move through the detail.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Thank you, committee. The motion is passed.

---Carried

Thank you, committee. To the schedule, supplementary amounts appropriated, as amended, supplementary amounts for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, part 1, vote 1, operations expenditures, total supplementary appropriation for operations expenditures, $6.004 million. Agreed?

Thank you, Minister Roland. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you very much, Minister Roland. I’d now like to ask Mr. Lafferty, the chairman of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight, which reviewed the bill, to make committee's comments on the bill. Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I haven’t been given a real comforting answer by the Minister. If he spends half a million in additional money in implementing PeopleSoft 8.9, what assurances do we have that we are not wasting another half a million dollars and next year we aren’t going to waste some more? We’ve come to a certain point with PeopleSoft. We’ve spent $8 million and it’s still not working. I think at some point in time somebody is going to have to answer some questions. Why isn’t it working? Who customized it? Why did it happen and why are we still paying the price? Somebody has to...

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

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Thank you, committee. We’ll continue on page 14, Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, education and culture, special warrants, $2.170 million, not previously authorized, $3.555 million, total department, special warrants, $2.170 million and not previously authorized, $3.555 million. Agreed?

Thank you, Minister Roland. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you. Does the committee agree that Bill 18 is ready for third reading, as amended?