Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Finance, Mr. Todd. I recall in last year's budget address, the Minister identified $5,000,000 onto the community economic development program through Mr. Kakfwi's office. I note that in his comments he had stated that every cent of the program, Mr. Speaker, will be invested in our communities. This program was initiated to create long and short term jobs over the past couple of years, and in the next year. Yellowknife has lost substantial jobs, and we can certainly do with funds to help promote Yellowknife as a city and help replace some of the jobs that we have lost through downsizing and government lay offs. My question to the Minister is, will he consider a program this year of similar nature to help Yellowknife, which is the hub and which does pay substantial amounts of taxes and contributes to the NWT economy. Will the Minister consider a program such as this for Yellowknife in particular? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Seamus Henry on Question 183-13(4): Community Economic Development Agreement
In the Legislative Assembly on January 30th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Question 183-13(4): Community Economic Development Agreement
Item 6: Oral Questions
January 29th, 1997
Page 297
Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
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