Thank you, Madam Chair. The Member is essentially right. Ultimately the responsibility for these things falls to the individual deputies. A couple of things have happened over the last couple of years that I think are going to help the process. One of the things that has happened is that WSCC, based on I believe it might have been questions raised by the Member in the 16

th Assembly and I think myself as

well, started providing us a breakdown of what the actual claims costs are by department. Originally

we only got it as a government as a whole. That is helping to inform the individual deputies as to the individual problems within their mandates.

The deputy minister of Health and Social Services sits on a deputy ministers committee and they’ve had an opportunity to continually push and explain this. I think the knowledge of the problem is becoming better understood at the deputy head level. I’ve personally had discussions with the Premier about this issue and about the accountability of us as Ministers and deputy ministers to try to address these problems within. Individual Ministers and deputy ministers have a performance review at the end of every year to success or failure in workplace safety, and fines and fees is something that will be considered as bonuses or, sorry, incremental pay is provided. I have been having those conversations.

The Premier is clearly aware of the challenges we face. These are not secrets to us. I have brought them to the Cabinet table a number of times and will continue to do so until such a time as these fines hopefully disappear and we have a safe, healthy workplace.