Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wonder if the Minister can please explain a little bit more about the work plan that he's referenced and what that-- you know, he says that it's going to consist of deliverables and a timeline. If he could elaborate on what Members can expect to see with regard to the work plan that would be appreciated. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.

Mr. Chair, I wonder if I might have the deputy minister address the issue. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Ms. Haener.

Thank you, Ms. Haener. Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and that's great information; I appreciate that. I'm wondering if we could maybe get a timeline from the department on when we might see the work plan itself, or is that something that is even going to be shared with Members? The reason why I ask is I don't want to necessarily be a part of every step of this process but there was indication that there would be some consultation and public engagement and so I'm trying to get an understanding of when the work plan would be going through that process of public consultation and engagement. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister.

Mr. Chair, after the caucus meeting and the summer is over there could be a meeting between -- another meeting of Caucus to discuss just those next steps. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Vanthuyne. Nothing further from Mr. Vanthuyne. No one further on my list. Are there further comments or questions, services to government? Seeing none, I will call the total activity on page 282, services to government, operations expenditure summary, total activity, $13,361,000. Agreed?

We'll move on to page 286, services to public. We'll defer the total activity until we discuss the detail on page -- starting with page 287. Comments or questions on page 287, services to public, active positions. I'll give Committee a moment. Seeing none we can move back to page 286, services to public, operations expenditure summary. Do we have comments or questions on page 286? Ms. Green.

Sorry, this question relates to 286. May I ask it now?

To page 286? Yes, we're on page 286 now.

Okay, thank you for that. Earlier today, Mr. Chair, I spoke about the backlog of work in the public guardian's office, and the public trustee's office is in some ways a mirror image of the public guardian, and I'm wondering if the Public Trustee's Office is facing the avalanche of applications for service that the public guardian is? Specifically, they have 72 applications pending at this time. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister.

Mr. Chair, we don't believe that the public trustee is facing the same avalanche of applications and I'm not aware of any particularly significant increase of activity. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Do I have further comments or questions on page 286? Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Under legal registries, there's a reduction of over $100,000. Can someone from the department explain that? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.

Yes, Mr. Chair, I understand that one of the positions of document examiner has been eliminated. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Will this have any impact on -- or how will that improve access to justice? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.