The second one, Mr. Chairman, was asked by Mr. Zoe on February 27th concerning the deferral of large capital contracts. Although no formal policy exists on informing communities and Members of the Legislative Assembly of deferrals or delays to large capital projects, it is the practice of Ministers and departments to inform communities when such deferrals or delays occur.

To increase the involvement of communities and MLAs in the capital planning process, the government has implemented process changes that formally provide for community and MLA input at set points in the process. These points are at the outset of the planning process and at the time when draft department capital plans are completed.