Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I know we are getting a tour of Stanton Renewal on Friday. Is there going to be some discussion about the extended care unit and what is happening with the old hospital while we are over there as well? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, if I could, I would like to go to Minister Abernethy, the Minister of Health and Social Services. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Minister Abernethy, would you like to help out the Minister of Finance?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will try. We have already indicated in this House what our intention is of the old, existing Stanton building. We are intending to put extended care in there, long-term care, 72 beds, OT/PT, the Frame Lake clinic, as well as other functional services, like kitchens and those types of things, to support the services that will be provided out of the old building.

One of the reasons that the Extended Care Project is being deferred is that, once upon a time, we were actually looking at going with a standalone building, but as we have continued to do our work, it has become clear that there is better value for money in actually putting extended care in the old Stanton building.

Once we move into the new Stanton, then we will have to empty the old Stanton, which means we will have to find a temporary home for extended care while we conduct the renovations on the old Stanton to allow us to bring in those new services. We are intending and hoping, as the Minister said, to start moving on that in the summer of 2019 and continue as quickly as we can so that we can have a move-in date for about 72 long-term care as well as the extended-care beds. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the long answer from the Minister. Are we going to have any discussion about this on the tour on Friday? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we are trying to get as much detail into our answers as possible. They might seem a little long sometimes because we have committed to committee, in the spirit of consensus government, that we are going to try to get as much detail to them as possible as we deliberate the supplementary estimates that are before us.

I think the short answer to the Member's question, the indication that I got from the Minister of Health and Social Services, is yes, we will have that discussion.

Thank you, Minister, and we are in no rush. The sun is still out. I see nothing further from Mr. O'Reilly. Seeing nothing further from committee, I will call this activity. Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, administrative and support services, not previously authorized, $34,896,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you. Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, community health programs, not previously authorized, $15,012,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you. Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $49,908,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Turning to page 12, Industry, Tourism and Investment. This is a two-pager. It spans pages 12 and 13. A lot of carry-overs, apparently. Comments or questions from committee? Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Well, as a matter of fact, there are a lot of carry-overs. I wonder if anything got done last year. Why are there so many carry-overs? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As far as what got done last year, I would have to follow up and see exactly how much was done last year. The Member has some concerns about the amount of carry-overs, but I would be positive that there was substantial work done last year. I will gather the information and share it with the Member.

We provided a brief note, I believe, to committee of some of the questions they had this morning. I am not sure if it went into enough detail, but I would be willing to make the commitment to follow up on that and see what got done last year.

Thank you, Minister. In a broad sense, the Member asked why there are so many carry-overs for this particular department. Do you have a general answer as to why this department has so many carry-overs in particular?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, because this is parks, they have a very short season to get a lot of this work done. I would think that that would be the reason for some of the carry-overs. There are some projects that need to be done when the weather warms up. Again, I have committed to trying to find a little bit more information and share that with committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I appreciate the Minister's offer, but it really isn't necessary. I don't need more detail. I am just trying to understand why there are so many carry-overs from last year. One is the short construction season. I am wondering whether it is also difficult to find contractors in some of these small locations. I am just trying to get a sense of what the barrier is here. Thank you.