Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is addressed to the Premier. Yesterday, during our discussion on a comprehensive human resource strategy and accountability measures to see how these strategies were working, I asked the following question, and I quote from page 156 of the unedited Hansard yesterday:
"Mr. Speaker, as part of this work and review, given the fact that the Premier has indicated to my honourable colleague, Mr. Dent, that there is no way, at present, to hold deputy ministers accountable for targets or any kind of measurable goals in the area of human resource development, will they look at this critical area of clear accountability frameworks that cut across government. The commitment that was made back in 1997, and has yet to be honoured."
Mr. Speaker, the Premier responded on page 156 of the unedited Hansard:
"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not think that the Member is correct accordingly as having said that I cannot answer the question when I do not agree with the basis on which he is making the question."
Mr. Speaker, I would like to quote, for the Premier's benefit, his response to Mr. Dent, from page 153 of the unedited Hansard:
"I know we have sent some suggestions to senior management over the years and asked that more aboriginals be hired, more women be hired to senior management across the departments as a whole, however, there is no clear measurable way by which to make this government, Ministers and deputy ministers, accountable for not meeting these targets."
My question to the Premier is, given that fact that there is no way and we are paying millions of dollars to deputy ministers to take direction, will he commit, in part of his review, to look at the area of clear accountability frameworks for human resource management issues? Thank you.