Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we as Members of this House, as elected representatives of the people, are here to account for the actions of this government. Mr. Speaker, there have been several issues I have had a lot of problems with, especially when you find out that projects have been deferred in Member's ridings without the Member being notified or aware of these issues.

We hear of new initiatives through appropriations to the tune of $56 million, yet many of these initiatives are not previously authorized to the tune of $33 million.

Mr. Speaker, we have a role in this House. We all play a role with regard to Members and committees within this Legislature, where we have a process of involvement. We have a process to ensure we have accountability of departments and expenditures by departments. Also, a process for the public to take in regard to the business planning process.

Mr. Speaker, a lot of these initiatives that are presently in front of us are all new initiatives. A lot of these initiatives have not even been informed to Members or committees, but yet, Mr. Speaker, they continue to happen.

Mr. Speaker, there is a reason for all of these processes. We have policies in the way transfers will take place and how Members and committees will be informed on how those transfers have taken place, and given the opportunity to affected Members that those transfers will be reinstated some time down the road, that the money will not be totally taken away from your riding without your involvement or without you having a say in the matter.

Yet, Mr. Speaker, it seems like there has been, in regard to how these processes changed drastically from the previous Assembly. Mr. Speaker, we as Members in this House, who are on committees and what not, are finding it difficult to react to issues that are new initiatives that we are not even made aware of. As a government, we have to be more open to the people out there and more open to the Members of this House.

I think it is important that when we do have these new initiatives, when we make these new expenditures, we should allow...