I have one comment and a question. It seems to me, with the track record of the federal government cutting back on the capital side of funding, the next thing they are going to do over the next few years is cut back on the O and M side of funding. I think it's almost inevitable. And, after they've cut it back significantly, they'll probably turn over the remnants to the provinces and territories. I don't see any other way that this is going to happen. If the Minister agrees that this is a chance that this is going to happen, what steps has the Minister thought about to pre-empt what is, to me, a sad inevitability facing us?
Michael Ballantyne on Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96Committee Report 4-12(7): Report On The Review Of The 1995-96 Main Estimates
In the Legislative Assembly on March 31st, 1995. See this statement in context.
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96Committee Report 4-12(7): Report On The Review Of The 1995-96 Main Estimates
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 30th, 1995
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
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