Thank you. The last motion is a motion about a balanced budget. The committee remains committed to targeting for a balanced budget, Mr. Chairman. Members of the committee recognize how difficult it is to maintain a delicate balance to avoiding an accumulated deficit, while at the same time protecting the interests of the public. We realize the government has been faced with tremendous pressures, fiscally, ranging from the decline in levels of federal funding to the need to provide extraordinary expenditures, which are unanticipated. Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I have a motion.
I move that the committee recommends that the Financial Management Board, as part of the transition planning, seriously consider protecting the interests of the people of the Northwest Territories by introducing, during the life of this Legislative Assembly, legislation that requires the Government of the Northwest Territories, in preparation for division, to ensure that on March 31, 1998, no deficit has accumulated. Mahsi.