Madam Speaker, sorry about that distraction. What the Member is drumming at is, is there going to be money so that we could do something additional for Yellowknife. That was a very nice roundabout way of telling him at this time that there isn't. But for the last couple of years, we have been trying to give additional resources to the RCMP. The Member knows that we're facing deficit situations with additional federal cutbacks looming in the next year. Certainly the message is fairly clear from the Minister of Finance, Paul Martin. I guess the question is have I quit trying; and, the answer is no. If there is some possible way to, for instance, bring the funding up to where it should be and should have been for the last few years, I will try to do that so at least the actual funding for the RCMP to carry out their contract to us is done at a level where they don't have to have vacancy holding patterns in order to meet the contract that they hold with us. All I can tell the Member is we keep trying to find the money. But, for instance, whatever additional money we can find, if we cannot get the federal government to agree to arbitration to settle the outstanding bill on the Giant Mine strike, that's a $2 million potential loss if we don't get them to agree to arbitration. If we agree to arbitration I think we can expect most, if not all, of that back. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 287-12(6): Status Of Police Shortage In Yellowknife
In the Legislative Assembly on October 31st, 1994. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 287-12(6): Status Of Police Shortage In Yellowknife
Question 287-12(6): Status Of Police Shortage In Yellowknife
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 30th, 1994
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