Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes, I, too, am concerned about the large amount of carry-over. I guess I wonder how much of that is due to reduced capacity within the Department of Infrastructure. This is a department that was a creation of amalgamating Public Works and Services and the Department of Transportation. It was one of three departments to actually take a cut last year in its O and M budget. I went back and tried to refresh my memory here about how many positions were lost during that amalgamation, and it looks like it was about 45, at least, on 580 when you combine the two departments, so that, to me, I just wonder about whether those cuts have affected the ability to get the money out the door, manage these projects more efficiently. So I want to ask the Minister if he could provide us with some information, then, about the capacity of the Department of Infrastructure. If he can't give the information here, I would like to get a commitment to provide it, about how many, what the budget and staffing in the procurement function within Infrastructure, how that has gone over the last two or three years with the cuts that have been made. I would like to get the commitment to get that information out of the Minister. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Kevin O'Reilly on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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