I think you have to look at it as the federal government has made a commitment under a legal, political agreement signed called the Nunavut Accord. The federal government committed to reasonable incremental costs. Our task has been, and mine has been, is to identify what those incremental costs are going to be. To be comfortable enough in them that I could substantiate them to a man of Mr. Martin's stature, the Finance Minister. I want to be able to go into the meetings, at a political level, and say this is the amount of money we need, Mr. Martin, this is why we need it and here is the substantiation. I have got to assume, and I know there is always a danger of assuming, that our arguments are strong enough, that the federal commitment is strong enough that we will be able to move forward to reach the level of financing and the level of comfort we all need that will bring the incremental costs to the new formulas and ensure services continue at the level we have been used to. Thank you.
John Todd on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 23rd, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 22nd, 1997
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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