Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I believe that, realizing we have a limited amount of resources and time in the term of this, the 14th Assembly, I feel we are taking on a lot of initiatives we will not be able to accomplish within the term of this Assembly. We have energy initiatives that are on the drawing board. We have made expenditures regarding a highway toll. We are already expending on something that has not been passed in this House.

Also, Mr. Speaker, we are looking at other strategies that, for myself, there are a lot of resources attached to these strategies. Knowing they will not bear fruit in the term of this Assembly, I feel that those types of initiatives should be put on the back burner, realizing that we will be faced with some sort of a deficit situation. We do have to consider cutting expenditures of this government. Those are some areas I feel we have the ability to cut, which would have a major impact on the programs and services we have.

If anything, it will enhance programs and services for those areas that are stretched to the limit, where we need those extra funds where they can be earmarked or put in the areas where we can have it as more of a priority rather than continue with the route of doing strategies.

I would like to ask the Minister, are any of those strategies we are looking at a real priority of this government that we can possibly do without and leave for the next Assembly to deal with? A lot of those strategies will not be accomplished within the lifetime of this Assembly.