Mr. Chairman, we have been through a considerable, exhaustive expenditure management program during the past year. The results of that I am sure Members are well aware of. What other areas are available to us? We could took at down-sizing government and eliminating some more positions. I think most of the departments have been through that before, and that would be an exercise where we could drag up the old information and look at it again. We could look at, as we are, further privatization of aspects of the government. We could look at the effectiveness of programs. Are there some programs that are no longer effective that we could dispose of? We could look at the new NWT OPS training program that is in the budget, and say, "Can we really afford that if we cannot meet our revenues?" I think most of the departments are pretty well cut back at the present time, and I would be hesitant to go back to them simply because we are going through decentralization. We are going through some aspects of consolidation which will have some longer-term savings to us. I would be hesitant to go back to them at the present time, but if it is necessary, I am sure departments could come forward with more suggestions on how we could reduce our O and M budget. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
John Pollard on Committee Motion 72-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 8
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 1993. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 72-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 8
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 21st, 1993
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John Pollard Hay River
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