Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I got several calls from constituents this morning about last night's budget, Mr. Speaker. I was asked to raise this question: since in fiscal year 1996-97 we're expected to be cut by about $58 million by the federal government, and since we've heard lots of statements right across the country -- Mr. Savage is angry about the $250 million cut they're going to get; Mr. Rae is angry about the more than $3 billion cut that Ontario is going to get -- and since we're saying that we're not going to fight about it, we're not going to rail like everybody else -- and we took a hit like everybody else -- I would like to ask the Minister of Finance how can our constituents judge whether we are being treated fairly by this cut in comparison to everybody else across the country since we had an immediate reaction yesterday from every jurisdiction to this budget and we haven't had an official reaction from the Northwest Territories as to whether we like this or not?
Brian Lewis on Question 181-12(7): Impact Of Federal Budget Cuts
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 1995. See this statement in context.
Question 181-12(7): Impact Of Federal Budget Cuts
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 27th, 1995
Page 341
Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
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