2003/04 – 2005/06 SERVICE PLAN Office of the Premier

Accountability Statements

The 2003/04 – 2005/06 Office of the Premier Service Plan was prepared under my direction in accordance with the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act. I am accountable for the basis on which the plan has been prepared. The plan was developed in the context of the government’s New Era commitments, which are to be addressed by May 17, 2005. All material fiscal assumptions and policy decisions as of January 28, 2003, have been considered in preparing the plan, and I am accountable for achieving the specific objectives in the plan.

Honourable Gordon Campbell
Premier
February 18, 2003

I am the Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations, and under the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act, I am accountable for achieving the following results for 2003/04:

1. Ensure government presents proposals to federal cabinet ministers to secure federal funding for the province under existing or new national programs in the areas of:
   • 2010 Olympic Games (when the Vancouver Bid is successful)
   • Kicking Horse Canyon
   • Richmond/Airport to Vancouver Rapid Transit
   • Canada/U.S. Border Improvements
   • Softwood Worker and Community Assistance
   • Life Sciences Initiative.
2. Reduce or eliminate duplication and overlap between the Government of British Columbia and the Government of Canada in 20% of the 47 areas identified in the Duplication and Overlap Strategy developed in 2002/03.
3. Complete an assessment of whether British Columbia receives a fair share of federal discretionary spending and pursue a strategy to achieve a more equitable distribution of federal spending and benefits for the province.

Honourable Greg Halsey-Brandt
Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations
February 18, 2003