Madam Speaker, simply because I wasn't sure what we would be doing. I wasn't sure what we would be able to do. I wasn't sure what the federal government was going to do exactly and I wasn't sure what the western provinces and some of the eastern provinces were going to do. I was torn and did not want to state something in the budget that I might have had to retract later. So, I dealt with it by saying that the potential loss to us was $2 million at that particular time. This is a situation, and I think that Mr. Ballantyne has recognized this, that is very fluid right now and it's moving all the time. There was nothing certain that I could put in the budget, Madam Speaker. Thank you.
John Pollard on Question 182-12(5): Exclusion Of Tax Initiatives In Budget
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 1994. See this statement in context.
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Question 182-12(5): Exclusion Of Tax Initiatives In Budget
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 22nd, 1994
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John Pollard Hay River
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