Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Department of the Executive provides support and advice to the Executive Council and its committees. The Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development met with the Premier and his staff on January 22, 2002, to review the department's 2002-2003 draft main estimates.
The Department of the Executive proposed a $1,148,000 decrease in its overall expenditures from the business plan. The decrease in funds is entirely due to the shift of the Intergovernmental Forum to the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs.