Thank you, Madam Chair. Just referring to the Speaker’s notes here, I see we are taking advantage of some efficiencies. I’m happy to see our General Election costs are anticipated to be only slightly larger than four years ago.

The 11.5 percent increase is obviously quite a bit compared to the departments, but I know there could be some reasons for that. I see about $860,000 of that is for the office of the Chief Electoral Officer for the election, so that’s 40 percent of that. I’m just wondering if there are any comments on what the rest of that is.

One other thing. I appreciated the Speaker’s comments on the projects to make our building more accessible for people with disabilities and the consultation with the Disabilities Council and Institute for the Blind. How are we doing on that front? Are we there? Is there more work to be done? I’d just like to keep my finger on that pulse, and I’ll leave it at that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Speaker Jacobson.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just for the first question regarding the electoral officer and an increase of $871,000 budget for the upcoming General Election, the increase is for hiring and training of temporary election staff and the remainder of the increase was the travel, contracting, materials and supplies and expenses. We are just waiting on signage for a few areas in the building, and we’re pretty close to being done for the persons with disabilities.

Is that work anticipated to be completed during the life of this fiscal year, so it doesn’t need to be part of next fiscal year’s project? Thank you.

It would be in this next fiscal year to complete.

Thank you, Speaker Jacobson. Next for general comments I have Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I’d like to welcome the Speaker and the delegation here today. I’m encouraged by what I’m hearing from the opening comments by the Speaker that they’re proposing kind of a single window storefront. I also believe there are many synergies in grouping services together into one office.

Can I get a little bit more information as to if we anticipate to see this in the upcoming year? Is there a proposed move? Is there a timeline for this opportunity? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Speaker Jacobson.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This year it will be moving all the Commissioners into the Laing Building where the transport drivers have their licensing area. It will be done in August.

I am encouraged to hear that. I think it’s a very good move on behalf of the Legislative Assembly to do that, to provide that single window design.

Do we know what that move will cost the Legislative Assembly to do, or is there a savings by design? Thank you.

Madam Chair, I will let Mr. Ouellette take that question.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Ouellette.

Thank you, Mr. Ouellette. Mr. Dolynny.

Madam Chair, are these costs reflected in this operating budget? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Speaker.

Yes.

Madam Chair, not to pre-empt the detail of the budget, but when we look at statutory officers and operations expenditure summary, there is somewhat of a large decrease, albeit we also see an increase in the Information and Privacy Commissioner which I believe is going to full time.

But we’re spending roughly $160,000 less this year than last year and yet we’re hearing that we’re having to make an investment into this new storefront location. Maybe I can get some direction. Where are these expenditures for this so-called dedication to this single storefront location? Where is it in the budget? Thank you.

I’ll let Mr. Ouellette take that one. Thank you.

Thank you. Mr. Ouellette.

Thank you, Mr. Ouellette. Mr. Dolynny.

Madam Chair, I have no further questions.

Thank you. Any further general comments on the budget of the Legislative Assembly?