Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just drafted a letter to Natsiq Kango, who is the secretary-treasurer for NTI, indicating I will be in Iqaluit next weekend and would like the opportunity to sit down and discuss with her how, as partners in this process, we can move forward and work out the formula or a partnership for discussions with the federal government. My office is currently working with Mr. Martin's office to seek some time with him, hopefully this week or next week. I would suspect that once that meeting is concluded and my discussions with Ms. Kango I will be in a better position to advise the House of the appropriate process we would use to move forward on trying to achieve two gross expenditure bases. One thing is clear: that we must move quickly. I've sort of set a time line of some time in June for the discussions to take place. Hopefully, at least by the fall, at the very least to have concluded an appropriate ongoing process for the two partners -- GNWT and NTI -- to be working with the Department of Finance to work out an appropriate formula for the two new gross expenditure basis for 1999. Thank you.
John Todd on Question 206-13(3): Formula Financing For Nunavut
In the Legislative Assembly on May 13th, 1996. See this statement in context.
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Question 206-13(3): Formula Financing For Nunavut
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 12th, 1996
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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