Thank you, Mr. Chair. This project has seen an increase to its original budget, and it's likely to see some further increase. Mr. Chair, I don't get to do opening comments in terms of the topical areas we hit but I will say with respect to the IT infrastructure, over the last few years there's been numerous occasions where we've seen an early stage budget that winds up being significantly off, and that is something that the department, with the chief information officer, is trying to get a better handle on. Understanding the nature and the needs of the project more at the front end allows us to understand what the actual infrastructure -- technological infrastructure requirements are better so that we can have a more accurate budget which has been a way of doing these kinds of projects, precisely like this one, that we are going to see a few budgets get adjusted as a result of that but hopefully as that process unfolds and becomes more engrained, we will see more accurate budgets earlier on. Thank you.
Caroline Wawzonek on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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