Thank you Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Premier. We have, over the past couple of weeks noticed and discussed the changes which took place in the capital budget. We have noticed that amounts originally in the capital budget have in many cases been revised and again, in many cases, increased. Some up to as much as 40%.
I realize that some of these projects come in higher than what is anticipated, coming from the private sector, this practice is not the case. If a project comes in over budget, you look at the size of the project, look at down sizing it, you look at the scope of the work. Can it be increased or decreased to bring it in closer to the budget?
What my question to the Premier is, is there any guidelines for the bureaucracy to take these projects that come in drastically over what was estimated, to work them down to something that is previously budgeted to if it means decreasing the size of the project? Thank you Mr. Speaker.