Sure, yes. Thanks, Madam Chair. When amalgamation happened, and I was around then so I can speak somewhat eloquently to it, I hope, it did happen quickly based on the Cabinet decision to amalgamate the two departments for some reason, which I don't really know myself, but cost-cutting is as good as any other reason, I'm sure. When the budgets were formed, trying to amalgamate two big departments in a hurry, there were definitely some challenges going forward. The department has been looking at some, internally, how do we allocate resources to the people who are there. Yes, there were some positions cut during that time, but the positions that were left over weren't funded properly because errors were made in moving the budgets into the proper location at that time. Those errors have not been corrected until now. We're starting to address some of them in this budget here. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Brennan on Committee Motion 81-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Health and Social Services - Deferral of Department (page 169), Carried
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Committee Motion 81-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Health and Social Services - Deferral of Department (page 169), Carried
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