Thank you, Mr. Chair. We do. The provisions contained in the bill we think are about approximately $20,000 per year more. The policy and regulation changes that we are proposing, and those are the things Ms. Lee mentioned, some of the high points, more Pages, going from travel for two Pages for each MLA to full costs for four Pages per year. We are improving the orientation programs for Members and we are also going to provide for five constituency tours every year. That will ensure that we don't see what we are seeing now in some instances where Members have to make a choice about doing constituency tours as compared to writing newsletters or doing other things in their constituency. We think that is quite an improvement. But those policy changes, regulation changes, we think are about $200,000 per year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Brendan Bell on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 4th, 2006
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