Glen Abernethy

Returning to page 23, Transportation, Highways, not previously authorized: $1,500,000.

Transportation, Capital Investment Expenditures, Highways, $1,500,000 approved.

Road Licensing and Safety, not previously authorized: $20,000. Agreed?

Road Licensing and Safety, $20,000 approved.

Justice, Operations Expenditures, Courts, not previously authorized: $1,729,000.

Justice, Operations Expenditures, Courts, $1,729,000 approved.

Total Department, Special Warrant: $250,000. Agreed?

Total Department, Special Warrant, $250,000 approved.

Highways, not previously authorized: $1,170,000. Agreed?

Highways, $1,170,000 approved.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2007-2008, and would like to report that Bill 2 is ready for third reading.

I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

My question could be directed to any of the ministers with services directly to the public, but I'm going to focus them on the Minister of Transportation, given that my Member’s statement made specific reference to them.

I understand the value of policies and procedures. I understand why we have certain opening times such as 9 a.m. But I would suggest, in situations where weather is extreme, that it might be reasonable to open the doors and allow the people into the lobby. Policies are not written that way, and they do not allow that.

I'd like to encourage the Minister of Transportation to...

Total Department, not previously authorized: $2,729,000.

Total Department, $2,729,000, approved.

Moving along to page 17, Transportation, Corporate Services, not previously authorized: negative $243,000.

Transportation, Operations Expenditures, Corporate Services, $243,000 approved.

Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2007-2008 is approved for third reading.

Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2007-2008, approved for third reading.