Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d just like to point out initially that what was played in terms of my first comments this morning were from October 2008, followed at some point later by an interview with myself in Whitehorse. So that may have caused some of the concern for the Member for Great Slave.
The issue of board reform has been identified as a priority of the 16th Legislative Assembly. It has been
worked on for over a decade. The social programs area was one that was determined to be, in our opinion, significantly over-governed with 70 boards for health and social services, education, and housing. We set out with an initial concept to try to rationalize that board structure, building on a regional structure that’s there. It’s been a priority that’s been with us for these two Assemblies.