Thank you, Madam Chairperson. This is just one department that we have to look at, but I think out of all the departments within this government, this is probably one of the most key areas in regard to the accountability of the expenses of this government who monitors the day-to-day expenses that go on in this government. I think it is crucial that we somehow have the ability to be able to come back to that particular question because as we go through the budget there are going to be questions raised in regard to the whole accountability question. This is the department that oversees that, so that is why I am asking the question to the Minister now. What kind of assurances have we as we go through this? What he may be telling us here, we may hear a different version of it from another Minister or another department so I think that I do not want to ask the questions just to get attention or to make the newspapers, but basically to ensure everybody here. There are other concerns we have in the other departments but it relates to the accountability of this department, also, to ensure that accountability carries on in a manner which basically we have had the comfort of dealing with this, dealing with the deficit to ensure the expenditures of the different departments did not get out of hand. We want to ensure that continues.
David Krutko on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on January 30th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
January 29th, 1998
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