Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Ms. Young. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Any further questions? Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Ms. Young. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Committee, we're finished off on page 12 with Education, Culture and Employment, labour development and standards, infrastructure investment, $9,157,000. Mr. Testart, I believe we left off yesterday.

Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Committee, we will defer the total estimate, $28,002,000 until after consideration of activity summaries. Starting on page 65, Municipal and Community Affairs, regional operations, infrastructure investments, $28,002,000. Any questions? Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a couple of questions for the Minister. You know, I'm very familiar with municipal funding to the communities as it just came into place when I just became a chief and mayor. You know the advantages this fund has for the communities it just can't be compared to the way it used to be.

You know everybody was in line for, you know, a project for many years, but now we've just got to budget for it and plan and go forward. I really hope that this fund could continue over the years to come, and I'd just like to thank the government at the time and this government for...

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Minister Moses.

Thank you, Ms. Young. Mr. Beaulieu.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 143-18(2), Capital Estimates, 2017-2018, and we'd like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, committee. Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 143-18(2), Capital Estimates, 2017-2018 for the Department of Education. I'd like to ask the Minister, does the Minister wish to bring witnesses into the House?