Glen Abernethy

I’d like to thank the Premier for that. I’m happy to hear the committees still exist and I’m happy to hear that they meet. Where my frustration lies is that the silos obviously continue to exist. I gave an example earlier, but I’d be happy to sit down with the Premier and give him a number of examples that I’ve received over the last couple of months. What is the Premier doing with respect with these committees to help break down some of these silos? I mean, what we want is an efficient government and I acknowledge that the committees have done an awful lot of good work, but these silos...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Premier and are in follow up to my Member’s statement from earlier today.

The Premier established five strategic initiative committees early in the life of this government: Building Our Future, Managing This Land, Reducing the Cost of Living, Maximizing Opportunities, and Refocusing Government. Some of the reasons that these committees were created was to help the departments work together to create awareness of initiatives happening across government and in individual departments, to provide an opportunity to share information...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that we report progress.

---Carried

Detail begins on page 3. Health and Social Services, not previously authorized, program delivery support, $274,000.

Does committee agree to proceed to the detail of the departments?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. We are on page 12, Public Works and Services, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $8.125 million.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Miltenberger.

Okay, I’d now like to ask the Minister responsible, the honourable Mr. Miltenberger, to make opening comments. Thank you.

Motion is on the floor. Motion is in order. To the motion.