Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. General comments. I have Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Next on general comments I have Mr. Dolynny

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. General comments. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, is the committee agreed?

I’ll call the committee to order. The next department we have is the Department of Health and Social Services. I’d like to ask Minister Beaulieu if he has any opening remarks for his department.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. We will proceed with that after a brief break. Oh, does the committee agree? Sorry. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. I didn’t get a chance to do my Member’s statement earlier but I wanted to speak a little bit today about the process that we’re in here right now. This is what we call the budget session. It’s the longest session and it’s the longest sitting of the Legislature. We go through the normal orders of the day, but one thing that makes this session very unique is that in Committee of the Whole, we go department by department and consider the budget. We approve the main estimates during this process we call the budget session. I’m sure that the people out...

Thank you, Mr. Blake. General comments. Next I have Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. General comments. Next I have Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. General comments. Mr. Menicoche.