Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. I didn’t get a chance to do my Member’s statement earlier but I wanted to speak a little bit today about the process that we’re in here right now. This is what we call the budget session. It’s the longest session and it’s the longest sitting of the Legislature. We go through the normal orders of the day, but one thing that makes this session very unique is that in Committee of the Whole, we go department by department and consider the budget. We approve the main estimates during this process we call the budget session. I’m sure that the people out...

Thank you, Mr. Blake. General comments. Next I have Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. General comments. Next I have Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. General comments. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. General comments. Mr. Moses.

Agreed. Thank you. I’ll ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses to the table.

Minister Beaulieu, for the record could you please introduce your witnesses.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Before we proceed to general comments, I’d like to ask the Minister if he’d like to bring witnesses into the Chamber.

Thank you. We’ll commence with that after a brief recess.

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Okay, I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. The Speaker has indicated what is before us today. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you very much, Mr. Bisaro. Next for general comments I have Mr. Bromley.