Mr. Speaker, I have a return to written question asked by Ms. Bisaro on February 6, 2013, regarding K-12 school infrastructure.
As the Members are aware, all departments follow the government-established capital planning process. This process supports the development of the capital estimates presented to the Legislative Assembly for consideration each fall.
The capital estimates list the planned projects to be undertaken during a fiscal period. The proposed budget for these projects is not published. The budget detail is presented at the department and activity level only.
This process was first adopted with the 2009-10 Capital Estimates and is done to avoid influencing the results of individual project tenders. Similarly, other internal planning information prepared during the development of the capital estimates is not made public. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
