Frederick Blake Jr.

Due to increased workload, we've increased the Human Rights Adjudication Panel from a part-time position to a full-time position.

I’ll take it as a comment. As I mentioned, it’s fully consistent with what the Chief Electoral Officer has requested. As I mentioned in my opening statement, we’re always trying to work closely with the independent commissioners and continue that. Thank you.

Thank you. No, there will be no further funding requested. The Chief Electoral Officer position will still be staffed. It’s just the extra staff that was needed during the election period, so we’ll have the Electoral Officer, the Deputy Chief Electoral Officer position, and a part-time position, as well. Thank you.

Thank you. As most of the contracts expire at the end of March, due to our post-election year, a lot of the contracts are until a few months after the election or the following year, but we will have one staff, a returning deputy officer on staff, and a part-time position, as well. Thank you.

Yes, every year, it goes up by 2 percent, roughly.

Thank you, Madam Chair. With me today, we have Ms. Kim Wickens, deputy clerk of Members and Precinct Services, and also, my right-hand man, Mr. Tim Mercer, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

Yes, I do, Madam Chair. Thank you, Madam Chair. I am pleased to present the 2020-2021 Main Estimates for the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly is seeking an operations expenditures appropriation of $22,720,000 for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. This is an increase of $277,000, or a 1.23 percent increase, in funding from the 2019-2020 Main Estimates.

This budget represents the important work we will undertake during the upcoming fiscal year. The proposed funding will be used to advance strategic initiatives and address forced-growth matters. These are:

additional staff resources for our...

Thank you. Including the Ombud, there are three positions. We have the Ombud plus two staff. Thank you.

Thank you. It's adding one position to a full-time position, and also an investigator which the Information and Privacy Commissioner felt that they needed in order, instead of things going to litigation, to try to resolve them, I do believe. Thank you.

Thank you. That’s something that was recommended, and I believe MACA is working on that at the moment. Maybe we’ll get a briefing note on that. Thank you.