Mr. Speaker, the area of the reduction targets that we’ve made public, as the Members have highlighted…. The message has gone out to the public about the overall target amounts. As we sent the message back to departments, there was consideration that had to be given. They were looking at reallocations and
some net reductions as well. That was to be worked on in conjunction with the 16th Assembly’s vision
and goals and our key priorities.
The message that went down as a starting point from departments was…. We looked at overall expenditures, department by department, and the larger their budget, they got a portion of a target. And we would review that — the information got back — and make decisions as we proceeded. But there were also conditions on that, and that was, again, that they should not be conflicting with the strategic initiatives that we have set as the 16th Legislative Assembly. That review is being done, and decisions have not been adopted at this point.