Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we find that this is a system that works for the government's needs very good. It does have to process a lot of information. One of the benefits, as Mr. Koe pointed out, was that we do get support from the vendor when we purchase their product. After 2024, I am not sure what the plan is going to be. If there is another upgrade to the system that we are quite comfortable with, then we will continue to use it. But we will cross that bridge when we come to it. Just as an example, in the 2015-16 fiscal year, SAM, or the System for Accountability and Management, processed 60,636 vendor payments, totalling $1.9 billion; 13,933 employee expense accounts, totalling $18 million; 75,862 procurement card transactions. So it does process a lot of information. It is a system that has worked very well for us. Then we also get some support. When you are using these types of systems, there is usually a price tag involved. After 2024, we will have to make the determination then where we will go next. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Robert C. McLeod on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 18th, 2016. 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
October 18th, 2016
See context to find out what was said next.