If the transfer was something like the health transfer or the forest transfer, then it would be negotiated.
Samuel Gargan on Committee Report 1-13(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 1996-97 Main Estimates
In the Legislative Assembly on May 27th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Committee Report 1-13(3): Standing Committee On Government Operations Report On The Review Of The 1996-97 Main Estimates
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 27th, 1996
Page 687
Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
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