Wendy Bisaro

Is committee agreed to bring the witnesses into the House?

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. I will open the floor for general comments. No general comments. Is committee agreed we move to detail?

Committee, we will reconvene and come back to order. We are dealing with Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 7, 2010-2011. Mr. Miltenberger, do you have opening comments for us?

Question is being called.

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Mr. Speaker, thanks to the Minister. I have to reiterate I find it difficult to understand how we can put specific actions in place without knowing what our end goal is, without knowing where we are going.

In some of the media information that was provided to Members, it indicates that the plans are developed to respond to service gaps. I would like to know from the Minister, does this plan identify service gaps. If that’s the case, how is this plan addressing the service gaps that we know exist in our territory? Thank you.

I will rise and report progress.

Does committee agree we have concluded the consideration of Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 7, 2010-2011? Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister for Health and Social Services. I wanted to follow up on his Minister’s statement today.

I’m really pleased to hear that he will be later tabling the Mental Health Action Plan. It’s, I think, well known that our territory has many problems. We have people that suffer from mental health illnesses. We have people that suffer from mental health illnesses as a result of addictions. The Minister mentions in his statement that this is a three-year action plan. I believe it’s intended for 2012 to 2015. I appreciate that we have...

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

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Aumond.