Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to make some comments today about the new job evaluation system that the government has been working on. It is a long time in the works and it is meant to address a number of outstanding issues. Of course it is going to affect the people who work for the government, our employees, who everybody said is our most important resource.

I am concerned Mr. Speaker, based on our history as an Assembly, we have yet to show that we can communicate adequately and thoroughly with our employees. I am hearing some concern and consternation from government employees about this new system. They have apparently been given their classifications, but there is no dollar value figure attached to them. There is a lot of concern that, in fact, there maybe some drop in pay and that there will be confusion between departments that some positions have not been adequately classified. It is going to be critical for this government to ensure that this new evaluation system is, in fact, implemented in such a way to minimize employee concern and make sure we communicate effectively with the staff. In question period, Mr. Speaker, I will be asking the Minister for FMBS some very specific questions on this new system to try to put some of these concerns at rest. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.