Thank you, committee. Continuing on to the final activity, statutory offices, found on pages 19 to 22. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In her appearance before the Standing Committee on Government Operations, the Information and Privacy Commissioner had requested that her office receive additional funding to fund a deputy commissioner who would eventually take over part of the functions of that office as it is split over two jurisdictions. I am just wondering if that request was seen by the Legislative Assembly and whether it was approved? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Mr. Speaker.

Masi, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, this obviously was brought to our attention and, as we were going through our budgeting process, the requests came in and, at this point, we are deferring until probably the next budget process. It is not working, at this point, with the budget. At the same time, we will seriously consider for the next budgeting process. Masi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Testart. Nothing further from Mr. Testart. Seeing nothing further from committee, I will call this activity: Legislative Assembly, statutory offices, operations expenditures summary, $2,060,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. If you will turn back to page 5, the departmental total. The Legislative Assembly, total department, $19,336,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. We have concluded consideration of the Legislative Assembly. I would like to thank the Speaker and his witnesses for appearing before the committee. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Committee, as we agreed, we will now return to the main estimates and consider the departments that have been deferred. I will turn to the Minister of Finance. Minister McLeod, do you have witnesses you wish to bring into the Chamber?

Yes, Mr. Chair, I do.

Please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, would you please introduce your witness to the committee?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have with me a Mr. David Stewart, who is the deputy minister of the Department of Finance. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister and welcome to Mr. Stewart. We will now return to the departments that were previously deferred, starting with the Department of Health and Social Services. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. The Department of Health and Social Services begins on page 151. However, we will begin with the community health programs activity before returning to the departmental total. Committee, please turn to page 167. I will call the activity. Department of Health and Social Services, community health programs, operations expenditure summary, total activity, $158,460,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. We will now turn to the departmental total. Please turn to page 155. Department of Health and Social Services, total department, $423,457,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that that concludes our consideration of the Department of Health and Social Services?

Thank you, committee. We will now proceed to the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment beginning of page 189. However, we will begin with the economic diversification and business support activity. Please turn to page 201. I will call the activity. Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, economic diversification and business support, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $17,984,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. We will now proceed to the minerals and petroleum resources activity on page 206. I will call the activity. Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, minerals and petroleum resources, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $14,712,000. Does committee agree?