Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Finance. I fully understand the increasing pressures on the Minister of Finance, in times of decreasing resources, and on the Minister of Justice, as our society throws up more and more victims, those voices won't be stilled. But I think the Minister of Finance will agree that government itself is not the solution. We do have a wonderful resource in the non-government organizations and community-based non-government organizations that can probably do a lot of jobs better and cheaper than government. My question to the Minister of Finance, as he approaches the O and M budget in February, is would he commit that where possible instead of creating new person years in the government, that money will be given directly to community-based non-government organizations? That's my first question. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Michael Ballantyne on Question 23-12(7): Reallocation Of Funding For Community-based Violence Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on November 15th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Question 23-12(7): Reallocation Of Funding For Community-based Violence Programs
Item 6: Oral Questions
November 14th, 1994
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
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