Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Why does the government keep leaving the health and social services and education boards out of human resource reporting when they represent two of our largest groups of employees? Why does it take more human resource staff now, including more managers, to deliver the same programs to fewer people than it did ten years ago?
I hope the government will give serious consideration to a review of its human resource delivery system and practices, and come out with a comprehensive, government-wide human resource strategy. Saying people are too busy is not an excuse. Perhaps a review would find areas where time and money could be better spent. If people, Mr. Speaker, are truly our most important resource, then they should be worth the time to make sure we are supporting them in the best possible way.
There are two things that we need: a comprehensive human resource strategy and an independent agency to oversee the government's human resource strategy. Thank you.
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