Thank you. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, forest management, not previously authorized $406,000. Total department, $406,000.

Page 8, Finance, Office of the Chief Information Officer, not previously authorized, $120,000. Office of the Comptroller General, not previously authorized, $160,000. Total department, not previously authorized, $280,000.

Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Could I have an explanation of this last item of $280,000? It sounds like there was a surplus in the child and family services budget for the information system that we've been trying to get in place for years now. In fact, I was told there was ongoing work that we'd approved for this fiscal year and that there was even more capital dollars planned for next year to finish off the Child and Family Services Information System. If I've got that right, I'm questioning how there can be this $280,000 in surplus given we're barely halfway through the year, if I'm understanding this correctly. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Aumond.

Thank you, Mr. Aumond. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. I'll go to Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The Member asked roughly the same question when we were discussing the capital budget for '16-17. At that time I indicated that we have actually made some progress on this file, significant progress. We are moving forward with a brand new system; we're in the negotiations with a potential provider. It's not going to be a rebuild of the existing awful system that the Member has described, but given the time it's taken to land on an appropriate vendor, someone who can actually do the work and give us the tool that is going to meet the needs of the social workers that are involved in this file and we've been seeking their input and advice as we move along to make sure that people are informed.

We still anticipate the end date to be the same. We just need to move some money from this current fiscal year to the future fiscal year because we're not going to be able to spend all the money this fiscal year. But at the end of the day, we still are projecting the same go live date that we've been contemplating all along. It's more of a cash flow adjustment to make sure that we can actually get this project done and that we have the full funds in the appropriate fiscal year.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just hope the Minister is right. I'm hoping if I'm ever driven to listening to our proceedings a year from now...

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...that I am not seeing this same thing yet again. The sound system sure is a soaker for gobbling up cash. Just a comment. Thank you.

Thank you. I thought you were going to say if I'm ever driven to smoking. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We as well hope that the Member is never driven to having to unwillingly watch the proceedings on TV to check up on this thing and we intend to honour the commitment that's laid out here. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Finance, office of the chief information officer, not previously authorized, $120,000. Office of the comptroller general, not previously authorized, $160,000. Total department not previously authorized, $280,000. Agreed?

Thank you. Health and Social Services, administrative and support services, not previously authorized, negative $172,000. Total department, not previously authorized, negative $172,000. Agreed.

Turning to page 10, Public Works and Services, asset management, not previously authorized, $1.5 million. Total department, not previously authorized, $1.5 million. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to welcome the department here again today for the appropriations. Maybe if we can just start this off with a simple lead-in question here, if we can get some level of explanation what this $1.5 million means with respect to tenant improvements. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Kalgutkar