Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In the same category as the previous question dealing with student loans and the ability to repay, there are times that students who are originally from the Northwest Territories -- born and raised in the territories, but they are not aboriginal -- find, upon their return, they are unable to repay the loan because there isn't any work in their area or any work at all, and in order to make a living, they have to go away, at least temporarily, from the territories to work. If they were staying in the territories, that loan would be forgiven, but the fact is that they can't. They end up owing this amount of money. Are there any provisions at all for dealing with this kind of a situation? You know, they are bona fide residents of the territories, and in some cases - I will just add on to it a little bit here, Mr. Chairman - the question had been put to me about whether or not time spent in a voluntary type of work elsewhere in Canada or abroad would contribute to repayment in time, so to speak, of a loan for those individuals who do meet that residential criteria. Are there any provisions at all for that, or is this an impossible situation?
Tony Whitford on Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95Committee Report 2-12(5): Review Of The 1994-95 Main Estimates
In the Legislative Assembly on March 15th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95Committee Report 2-12(5): Review Of The 1994-95 Main Estimates
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 15th, 1994
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