The Minister of Finance, Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, first of all, let me applaud my honourable colleague for having me re-examine the conditions of the Aurora fund and given that, I was given a reading this morning in relationship to Members and the Ministers. It is perhaps very important that we ensure that there is transparency in this fund. I am prepared to do whatever is necessary to reassure the public and to reassure my colleague with respect to this fund. Now I understand all the more clearly how the definition we have in relationship to politicians. I think it is imperative now that there will be transparency in that to ensure the public realizes what the conditions and the criteria are to set the fund. So I am prepared to table whatever is necessary to reassure the public and I want to thank my honourable colleague for bringing this to my attention earlier last week.

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to see that the Minister again is willing to table. I wonder when will he be tabling that in this House? Will that be today?

Mr. Todd.

I would like to be in a position to do that. I am not. I will provide all the Members by letter what the conditions and criteria are for the fund. I am going to check with the fund managers and see just how far we can go. I am going to take it right to the edge as Mr. Picco frequently says to ensure there is transparency for the public and for this House in relationship to this fund. I am doing that primarily because the interpretation I received with respect to politicians et cetera in this access to this fund. I want to be clear that everybody understands that it is my intention to make sure that happens. I will do it by letter form and I will table it publicly when the House meets in December. Thank you.

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the tabling of the regulations and rules guiding the fund, I think it had been long overdue, but I do congratulate the government and the Minister for being willing to table this and I would be looking forward to seeing that on December 2nd. I think it is a date that this House will be sitting again after today.

I would like to follow up with the Minister if he is going to table the rules and regulations, is it possible then to have the number of loans given tabled also with the amount of jobs that have been created, the total amount that has been loaned out to date, and the industry sectors. Not once, Mr. Speaker, have I asked this House who got the loans. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Todd.

Yes, Mr. Speaker. I would hope that I would be able to get that information to my honourable colleagues before December 2nd, and I will make a commitment to table whatever is necessary to assure the public and the Legislative that there is transparency in this process. Again, I am doing it primarily because of the interpretation I received yesterday of who can apply for the fund. If, in fact, Ordinary Members can apply for the fund, et cetera; then I want to make sure that the public at large sees the transparency. I will only be too happy to do that and once again, I would like to congratulate my colleague who has been vigilant in protecting the interests of the public on this important and exciting venture called the Aurora fund.

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. O'Brien.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, over the last few days, we heard a lot about transparency, openness, so on and so forth. Mr. Speaker, my questions are going to be directed toward the Premier. Mr. Speaker, when we took office approximately two years ago, just after being sworn in the first days of this Assembly, there was a report that was commissioned and I believe it was known as the Wallace report. Mr. Speaker, we were given at that time a one page excerpt from this report. I would like to ask the Premier if he can outline to this House exactly what this report was and what was the intent of the report? Thank you.

Mr. Premier, two questions.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe that report was from previous government and I do not think I will respond to the Member. I think I gave already one pager to the Members. I will have to check back. That was two years ago. I will check it. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. O'Brien, supplementary.

Mr. Speaker, I am not quite sure if I heard the Premier and his full answer, but I believe that he had indicated that there was that one page that he released from this report. It is my understanding that in this report, there was reference that this government was in conflict. It is not really clear as to what the details were and my question to the Premier is, is he prepared to release the full report, the Wallace report to this House? Thank you.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the Member was saying it was to his understanding that the government was in conflict. I cannot recall the report or what is in it. Maybe he read it ,and he would understand it better but as far as releasing the report, no. Thank you.

Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. O'Brien.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it will be very difficult for me to read the report that has not been released. Mr. Speaker, my question to the Premier is when we speak of openness, transparency, so on and so forth, why will the Premier not release this report? Thank you.

Mr. Morin.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That was a report requested by the previous government. It was an internal document. I believe that the Wallace report is not to be released and it will not be released.

Oral questions. Mr. Roland.