David Ramsay

Thanks, committee. Mr. Menicoche.

I think the deputy minister makes a good argument, then, for charging all that time back to the project. The deputy minister himself... I know the Department of Transportation is busy with many other things that they’re doing and I know the deputy minister is committed to seeing this project through to conclusion; he spends a lot of time on that project, the Deh Cho Bridge Project. The deputy minister should be charging his time back to that project, Mr. Chairman, so we can at least get that back down the road and I’d like to see us make the effort at least to do that.

One other thing, Mr...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess the Ministers’ offices, I’m just wondering, on a breakdown percentage or a breakdown of the 17 positions, how many of those positions are aboriginal people of the 17? Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just had a few more questions that I wanted to ask pertaining to former deputy ministers being hired by sole-source contract by this government. I’m just wondering if the Premier could let me know if there’s a cooling off period for former DMs and senior staff before they are sole-sourced by this government. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Are there any further general comments on the Department of Finance? Mr. Bromley.

Thank you. I’d like to thank you, Mr. Minister. Thanks, Ms. Melhorn and good luck at the Briar, Mr. Koe.

Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could escort the witnesses out. Thanks, committee. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Hawkins.

I like to think so, Mr. Chairman.

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Mr. Speaker, as I understand it, some of this work performed by BDK Applied Management Services for consultation and communications services is, in fact, for our participation in Vancouver at the 2010 Games. I’d like to ask the Premier -- we have known about our participation at Vancouver 2010 for a long period of time, and again, getting back to the process -- why didn’t this go to RFP or why didn’t it go to tender? Why was that sole-sourced, Mr. Speaker? Thank you.