Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as a result of a motion in this legislature, this issue has been referred back to committee and I have committed to dealing with this or with the committee on this issue next week. Mr. Speaker, there is, I can not think of an area where my department, and remember, I can only speak for my department, could raise $200,000 in new revenues. I do not think we could raise the tuition fees at the two public colleges enough to bring in the $200,000 and not substantially impact on the number of people who could attend college. I do not think we could raise the fees for day cares or for other services that we provide, enough to bring in that $200,000. And I think that it is important to remember that we have cut millions of dollars from our budget in other areas. So it is not that one area has been singled out, we have cut in our budget the amount of money that goes towards providing schooling for kids from K-12, we have cut the amount of money that we give to cultural organizations, we have cut the amount of money that we give to the colleges, we have cut millions of dollars from the amount of money that is provided for adult training in the Northwest Territories. The whole financial area for the department is squeezed, and I do not think that within the targets that have been set for me by the FMB and this Legislature, that there is room for much maneuvering. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 541-13(3): Means Of Providing Adequate Fuel Subsidies For Seniors
In the Legislative Assembly on October 18th, 1996. See this statement in context.
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Item 6: Oral Questions
October 17th, 1996
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