Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the Premier. It’s in regard to the budget process that has been followed to date.
Mr. Speaker, like all of us in this Chamber, I make decisions for a living. In order to make sound decisions — decisions that affect the people in our communities, our families and the opportunities that are out there — we need to have a solid base, a foundation of information, in order to build these decisions and make these decisions on. Throughout this budget process I have been surprised at the lack of detailed, solid analysis that has been done by the government that would lead them to make some of the decisions in reductions they have made.
Mr. Speaker, the first question I have for the Premier is.... I’d like to know exactly what the decision-making process was when it came to making reductions. What analysis did the government go out and do prior to making decisions on what would be reduced? I’m talking specifically about jobs and the reduction in jobs.