In regards to the program review that the Minister touches on, again the committee, which is made up of Minister and whatnot, it’s a functional element of being able to pinpoint the problem. I will just throw out some numbers here with regard to my riding. I will use 2007-2008. The communities I represent just on charters alone spent $127,000. That’s just three communities. You look at the cost with regard to the total costs to provide services in my communities with regard to population of 1,500 people, there were 25 cases. They spent $1.4 million. These are actually costs you can actually pinpoint and identify where that cost driver is coming from. I think that is the type of information we need to be able to analyze and dictate exactly where those costs are coming from. Again, as part of your retention of the deficit and trying to bring it down, there has to be certain cuts and arrangements made. I am hoping that through those cuts and bringing down that deficit that you are not eroding any services which right now aren’t even there by even making it harder to get programs and services in our communities and ensuring that the programs and services are being delivered and through this policy shop or directive help that you have, ensuring that they are actually providing health care services in light of the deficit situation they are running and making sure that’s our number one priority. It’s how do you get to that argument and make sure you do manage your expenditures, but manage in a way that you are still providing health care services in the communities that’s being affected. Thank you.
David Krutko on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 10th, 2009
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