Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the reference the honourable Member made to Lahm Ridge Tower and the role that the Regional Superintendent, Mr. Vince Dixon, played here in Yellowknife, is an exceptional case. In Yellowknife, we have a very large office space requirement, for this government to have their headquarters and different departments in. There is very large participation there. In the life of this government, Mr. Chairman, we have delegated more authority to the deputy ministers, in turn, they to their directors and to superintendents. In the agenda for a change document, this government initiated earlier on, the idea was to give more authority to managers so that they could manage. As well, all approvals do not have to come to the Minister or the deputy minister, the managers can do their work. There are a lot of safeguards within the regulations to guide the superintendents to do it. It has changed quite substantially from the previous government where a lot of the authority had gone to them to provide this information. In the case of superintendents, they have more authority, not only in this department but in other departments, to do the work they have been hired to do, and to move things along fairly quickly, to make this government streamlined, effective and efficient in their decisions. Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 15th, 1998
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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