Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Of course the concern here is that in our case, the Baffin Hospital is 34 years old. The population that it has been set up to serve has doubled. It is $8 million today but with the PL escalator and the million dollar grant funding in 1998/9,9 that could be $10, $11, $12 million. I think that this government would have a lot trouble finding that. So I want a commitment from this government that indeed the Inuvik hospital and the Baffin hospital will go ahead on schedule. My question to the Minister is has the spending of the $8 million gone against the Financial Administration Act because the money was specifically for the purpose of the Baffin and Inuvik hospitals and not to go into the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Edward Picco on Question 417-13(3): Baffin And Inuvik Regional Hospital Funding
In the Legislative Assembly on October 7th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 417-13(3): Baffin And Inuvik Hospital Funding
Question 417-13(3): Baffin And Inuvik Regional Hospital Funding
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 6th, 1996
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
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