It is ironic that Mr. Ballantyne should ask that question, Madam Speaker, but of course he is very swift of mind. Just as a little insurance, shall we say, when I was meeting privately with Mr. Masse, I mentioned that we had experienced some problems with transfers from the federal government to ourselves, namely minerals and the northern accord, and would he be interested in attacking that problem from the aspect of overlap and duplication. He said he would be willing to look at that situation after we had exhausted the efforts that we have under way right now with the federal Finance Minister. I think Mr. Ballantyne was probably thinking ahead and I was doing the same thing in trying to cover some bases. We may be able to attack that problem from an angle of overlap and duplication, which would perhaps speed the process up and save the federal government some money. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
John Pollard on Question 157-12(5): Report On Finance Ministers' Meeting Re Duplication Of Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on February 21st, 1994. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 157-12(5): Report On Finance Ministers' Meeting Re Duplication Of Programs
Question 157-12(5): Report On Finance Ministers' Meeting Re Duplication Of Programs
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 20th, 1994
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John Pollard Hay River
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