Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Minister touched on something about retention and recruitment, that work has been piled up on individuals, so is this going to hire new staff? My concern, for example in retention and recruitment, Mr. Chairman, is that that portion of the budget has grown substantially over the years when it first was created to ease the burden we are finding ourselves in when it came to the nursing shortage which we have not managed to ease, but that budget and the personnel in that section has bloomed like in a very well watered situation. Maybe the Minister can be a little more clear on that, as to what he intends to do with $195,000 in that system-wide management section. He has run off quite a few things that seem to be touched on in this area, but if we spread that out then it just sounds like we are topping up the department so it has a little more money to maneuver. Will we see something come out of this and see services actually improved to individuals? Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Committee Motion 31-14(5): To Add Clause 4 To Bill 27 (carried)
In the Legislative Assembly on October 22nd, 2002. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 31-14(5): To Add Clause 4 To Bill 27 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 22nd, 2002
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