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Government Operations committee In Alberta, typically we'll have supplementary estimates in a fall sitting. We may have supplementary estimates near the end of the fiscal year, which would be tabled at the same time as the budget address. Interim supply is only required, obviously, if our appropriation bill is
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee Well, there's no cap on the number of supplementary estimates, but I can speak to the practice for the last decade or so. There have typically been two, and in very rare circumstances, three.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee That's correct.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee Some might say so because there are television cameras, but again, that's about all I can say.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee The audio is available on the Internet site. At this time, no, they're not televised.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee That's correct.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee It's a schedule that's worked out between house leaders and tabled in the house at the beginning of the process. The default position would be that the policy field committees consider the estimates according to their mandates, and the executive council would go to the committee
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee I'm not aware of any. I understand that you invited the Alberta Ministry of Finance or the Treasury Board to be in attendance here today. Unfortunately, those questions would be better posed to them.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee Yes, it does.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee That's correct.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee They are tabled at the same time as the estimates are tabled, which is at the time of the budget address.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee That's correct.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee That's correct. It's a fairly strict schedule.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee As you know, there are all sorts of techniques for filibustering. There could be amendments that needed to be voted upon or departments singled out for separate votes, which would prolong the process.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean
Government Operations committee Opposition members have always been on committees at the assembly.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Shannon Dean