Mr. Speaker, can the Minister for Transparency and Public Engagement let members of the public and Members of this House know how the open government policy is coming along? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. Minister of Transparency and Public Engagement.
Yes, Mr. Speaker. Of course, this is one of the topics that’s going to be on our agenda for the summer caucus. We are doing research in this area and we’ll hopefully be presenting some options to caucus when we meet in the summer.
Has the Minister reached out to other jurisdictions and learned what they are doing with open government policies? I know that the federal government has made a commitment to having open government policy by next year.
Mr. Speaker, we have looked at initiatives that are taking place in other jurisdictions. Hopefully, they will provide some guidance to us as to the options that we will be looking at in our jurisdiction.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does the Minister intend to have a work plan or a schedule completed by the end of the fiscal year? Can he make that commitment?
As I mentioned earlier, Mr. Speaker, we are working on this and we would hope to have such a plan by the end of the year.
Oral Questions. Member for Kam Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ve often criticized this government for gloom and doom. It’s good to hear hope from the other side of the House. Can we get a commitment, though, rather than just hopes? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
I’m not sure of the exact dates, but we will have such a plan in due course, hopefully by the end of the year.
Oral questions. Member for Yellowknife Centre.
