Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Chair. From this point forward I’ll just refer everybody to Mr. Stewart that has voluntarily sector or NGO sector questions. Just for the record, I have no interest in having the Executive take over the responsibilities of the departments. I just want to be super clear on that. I totally support them doing the contracted negotiations for the services that they desire. I’m talking bigger picture stuff and from now on I’ll just refer everybody to Mr. Stewart. Thank you.

Thank you, Premier Roland. We’re out of time. Any more questions on page 4-11? We’re Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, activity summary, corporate management, operations expenditure summary, $2.411 million.

Thank you, Mr. Robertson. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Would you like to bring witnesses into the Chamber?

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Next on my list is Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you for that. There’s clearly a definition issue here. In the research reading I’ve done, the terminology I’m using being voluntary sector does include NGOs. In most other jurisdictions that use the terminology “volunteer sector,” they’re talking about the more traditional volunteer organizations but also NGOs. For the point of this conversation when I refer to voluntary sector, I’m actually referring to the whole gamut.

I agree with you wholeheartedly that the NGOs that have a relationship with the departments, have to and must maintain that relationship. What we’re talking about is a...

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Roland.

Mr. Premier, if could get you to thank your witnesses for joining us today. Sergeant-at-Arms, if I could please get you to escort the witnesses out, that would be great.

Next on the list would be the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations. Is committee agreed that we proceed with Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations?

Okay. We are moving along to page 4-18, 4-19. Mr. Bromley.