Government Services Committee — Service NL and Public Procurement Agency Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Perry Trimper, MHA GOVERNMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE Service NL and Public Procurement Agency Chair: Randy Edmunds, MHA Vice-Chair: John Finn, MHA Members: Carol Anne Haley, MHA Keith Hutchings Neil King, MHA Lorraine Michael, MHA Betty Parsley, MHA Barry Petten, MHA Clerk of the Committee: Sandra Barnes Appearing: Service NL and Public Procurement Agency Hon. Sherry Gambin-Walsh, MHA, Minister Bernard Davis, MHA, Parliamentary Secretary Sean Dutton, Deputy Minister Service NL and Chief Procurement Officer (interim), Public Procurement Agency Robyn Hayes, Departmental Comptroller Patricia Hearn, Chief Operating Officer (A), Public Procurement Agency Marlene Hickey, Chief Review Commissioner, WHSC Review Division Melony O’Neill, Director of Communications Roxie Wheaton, Assistant Deputy Minister, Government Services Branch Kelly White, Executive Assistant Also Present Paul Lane, MHA Kevin Parsons, MHA Gerry Rogers, MHA Veronica Hayden, Researcher, Official Opposition Office Ivan Morgan, Researcher, Third Party Office April 17, 2018 GOVERNMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE 43 Pursuant to Standing Order 68, Kevin Parsons, MHA for Cape St. Francis, substitutes for Keith Hutchings, MHA for Ferryland. Pursuant to Standing Order 68, Gerry Rogers, MHA for St. John’s Centre, substitutes for Lorraine Michael, MHA for St. John’s East - Quidi Vidi. The Committee met at 6:05 p.m. in the Assembly Chamber. CHAIR (Edmunds): Okay, welcome everyone. We’re going to review the Estimates now for the Public Procurement Agency, Service NL and workplace health and safety. I’d like to first point out that the Member for Cape St. Francis is substituting for the Member for Ferryland, and the Member for St. John’s Centre is substituting for the Member for St. John’s East - Quidi Vidi. What we’re going to do this evening is we’re going to start off reviewing