The whole purpose of the secretariat was to be able to implement the orders of the Chief Public Health Officer. As I said in my last answer, as these orders change, our response to the pandemic will change, as well. Once the Chief Public Health Officer and the Minister of Health determine that the orders are no longer necessary and we can conclude the public state of emergency, at that point then, we'll look at winding down the secretariat. I know that we've made projections. The $87 million almost is over two and a half years. Thirty-one million dollars of that is for this year. Twenty-three million dollars of that is covered by the federal government. I don't want it to go on. No politician in the whole of Canada, in the whole world, wants this to go on. As soon as a vaccination is found or we can get this under control, we will be looking to wind it down, but we don't know how long it's going to last. I can't give a timeline. What I can say is that, as soon as the Chief Public Health Officer deems our residents safe, at that point, we will be winding down the secretariat. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Caroline Cochrane on Question 388-19(2): COVID-19 Secretariat Hiring Process
In the Legislative Assembly on October 21st, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 388-19(2): COVID-19 Secretariat Hiring Process
Oral Questions
October 21st, 2020
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