I think the Auditor General kind of hit it on the head when they referred to the lack of accountability in the system. I think it was Mr. Moses who outlined the structure where the Minister is responsible and then the director is responsible for the provisions of the act and they delegated responsibilities down to staff who actually report it in authority and move up, so there’s limited accountability in the authority which means it may not have been a priority to the degree we needed it to be, certainly not to the degree the Standing Committee on Social Programs in the 16th Assembly believed it needed to be.

I’m committed, as Minister of Health and Social Services, to make changes. One of the first changes I’ve made – and I’ve made the direction already – is from this point forward starting in July – it’s going to take us a bit of time to do the paperwork and get the job descriptions rewritten and the training done – the CEOs will be the directors, the assistant directors under the act, and they will be accountable at an authority level.

As far as why these things didn’t roll out as quickly as we’d hoped, there has been some work. It has been in the development phase. They have been working on the foundation. I want it to go faster and I want to see results in the life of this government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.