All my life, even when I was in government and when I was in the private sector, I have fundamentally believed that you have to put responsibility and management, et cetera, where the issues are, and this job gives me the unique opportunity to be able to do that. I see this, and I am almost -- I don't know if obsessed is the correct word -- but I certainly see it as a fundamental change in the way we do government. I think it is a cost-saving measure at the end of the day and I want to assure my colleague that this is going to be priority within the department. I suppose, if I had to envision my good friend, Mr. Voytilla, and his colleagues, three years from now, I would see them as a very small but very effective and influential secretariat. Thank you.
John Todd on Committee Report 2-13(3): Standing Committee On Infrastructure Report On The Review Of The 1996-97 Main Estimates
In the Legislative Assembly on May 27th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Committee Report 2-13(3): Standing Committee On Infrastructure Report On The Review Of The 1996-97 Main Estimates
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 27th, 1996
Page 683
John Todd Keewatin Central
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