And while we had him before us, we also spoke to Saldivar about the Public Accounts Committee. He's assumed the Chairman's seat the few times the group has met, but now the UDP-PAC has postponed as many meetings as it has held.
Today we asked Saldivar what's the hold-up and what's in the reform proposal he sent to the social partners.
Jules Vasquez
"Are you able to say if that proposal changes in any way the composition?"
Hon. John Saldivar, Minister of Police
"I imagine that it will change the composition yes what is being proposed, but I won't go into the details of that until I hear from the Chamber and the Unions as to whether they'll accept. Like you said this proposal came out of the meeting with the Council of Churches and so it is already clear that the Council of Churches are in favor of the proposal."
Reporter
"How could the UDP not meet quorum yesterday?"
Hon. John Saldivar, Minister of Police
"I believe one member was out of the country and another was unable to attend and we weren't able to get replacements."
Jules Vasquez
"I all the 17 elected representatives; I know you are down to 15 who can go out in public right now."
Hon. John Saldivar, Minister of Police
"We were unable to get replacements, so we are re-scheduling."
The Chamber and the Unions have committed to reply by November fifth.
