Just to be clear, we are talking about the ’15-16 budget, as the Member indicated, and the health transformation will not occur during this fiscal year. Much of the work is going to be done. The actual rollout of the transformed health system will begin April 1, 2016, and it may take a bit of time to realize some of the savings in some of the specific areas where those savings might occur. It would probably be a little premature to say whether or not we will see an increase in the budget in ’16 and ’17 or whether we’d see a decrease in the budget in ’16 and ’17. We are doing the work now that’s going to help articulate where we can get some of these program area savings and we will certainly be sharing that information with Members as that work is concluded.
Glen Abernethy on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 2015. 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 17th, 2015
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