Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is something we have often overlooked in previous governments. The people delivering the service in the communities are critical to the success or failure of the programs and services that are developed, whether it is developed through our own system or in partnership with other groups. We know through our experience in the 13th Assembly that we have lost a lot of confidence, and our civil servants are quite worried. As the fiscal forecast has been painted, there is a lot of nervousness out there. What steps are we going to take as a government?
In order to rebuild some confidence, we are going to have to look at doing a little bit of investment. Right now, there is a concern that government programs and departments are doing all their own work, and missing out on working together as a whole government. I think this is where the role of a public service commission could be important to our civil servants, and that should be at arm's length from the government. They could raise their concerns directly with that group, and the results could come back to us. We would have to seriously look at these concerns and it would not be piece-meal.
I think we have to seriously look at that, and again, that falls in with priorities we set as a government. I would like to put that idea out there. Thank you.