Thank you, Madam Speaker. I appreciate your advice. Madam Speaker, my question has to do with the policy of the Government of the Northwest Territories and its fiscal relations with Ottawa. I would like to ask the Minister of Finance, with regard to Mr. Ballantyne's Member's statement today, would it not be preferable as a policy of the Government of the Northwest Territories -- rather than pursuing a lawsuit here, a negotiation there, a petition to a department here -- to have an overall package of financial issues to present to the Government of Canada -- one of them being the health billings dispute -- and present a comprehensive proposal for overly long-term fiscal relations between our governments, rather than pursuing issues in a fragmented manner, which seems to be the case at present?
Dennis Patterson on Question 20-12(5): Lawsuit With Federal Government On Health Costs
In the Legislative Assembly on December 13th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 20-12(5): Lawsuit With Federal Government On Health Costs
Question 20-12(5): Lawsuit With Federal Government On Health Costs
Item 5: Oral Questions
December 12th, 1993
Page 13
Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
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