Robert C. McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, as of Valentine's Day 2018, the balance in the Heritage Fund was $17,110,798.32. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, thank you. That is correct.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I realize we are getting fairly close. I have had an initial discussion with the Minister of Finance and I did say that I was looking forward to having a further discussion on this particular issue if there was a need to increase our borrowing limit. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The department has been doing a lot of work, you know, so once the legislation is passed we have a fairly good idea of what some of the costs might be. So we have done the work, so once legislation is passed, we'll have a pretty good indication of what are costs are going to be, and then we'll have that discussion with committee. Thank you.

Yes, I do, Mr. Chair.

The quick answer is no, Mr. Chair. We do not know what it's going to cost to start up cannabis sales. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In the absence of the legislation being passed, the Member is correct, there is no dollar figure that's tied to it right now. Thank you.

There is, but I will accept that as a comment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled "Waste Reduction and Recovery Program 2016-2017 Annual Report." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Member does not see it in there because it's not there. We have not put it in there, and chances are, and I have said it before, there is a number of other ways that we help small business. So I am not sure if it's one we'll see by the end of the Assembly, but again, we have those discussions with committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.