Rocky Simpson

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yesterday, I was not able to speak on this matter, so I will now. With respect to the budget, I'm in support of it. There are questions with the funds being spent on the COVID secretariat; however, we always hear people say, "How much is a life worth?" Well, I say, "Is the life of somebody who passes away from COVID worth more than somebody who is an addict, or vice versa?" Really, all lives are important, and in this instance, we have something in front of us that could have really caused devastation. We have addictions, which is devastating in itself, but we focused...

Thank you, committee. We will now move onto the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. The committee has previously considered the activity summaries for the department. We will return to the departmental summary on page 34. Are there any questions or comments from the committee? I see none. I will call the departmental summary. Capital Estimates 2021-2022, Industry, Tourism and Investment, $14,250,000. Does the committee agree?

All those in favour? Against? Abstentions? Carried.

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress.

Thank you, committee. We will now move onto the Department of Health and Social Services. The committee has previously considered the activity summaries for the department. We will return to the departmental summary on page 29. Are there any questions or comments from the committee? I see none. I will now call the departmental summary. Capital Estimates 2021-2022, Health and Social Services, $61,120,000. Does the committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Norn. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, committee. We will now move onto the Department of Finance. The committee has previously considered the activity summaries for the department. We will return to the departmental summary on page 25. Are there any questions or comments from the committee? I see none. I will now call the departmental summary. Capital Estimates 2021-2022, Finance, $9,254,000. Does the committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Does the committee agree that this concludes consideration of Tabled Document 181-19(2), Capital Estimates 2021-2022?

Thank you, committee. We will now move onto the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The committee has previously considered the activity summaries for the department. We will return to the departmental summary on page 15. Are there any questions or comments from the committee? I see none. I will now call the departmental summary. Capital Estimates 2021-2022, Environment and Natural Resources, $2,159,000. Does the committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Does the committee agree that consideration of the Municipal and Community Affairs is completed?

Committee, we will start with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. The committee has previously considered the activity summaries for the department. We will return to the departmental summary on page 10. Are there any questions or comments from the committee? I will now call the departmental summary. Capital Estimates 2021-2022, Education, Culture and Employment, $30,148,000. Does the committee agree?