Yes, Mr. Chairman. This question has been asked by a number of legislators and I tried to answer the question in response to an oral question by Mr. Floyd Roland earlier last week. You know, we do not say that there is $31 million spent in liquor over here. There is $16 million worth of surplus, that is where we are going to move it, over there. You know, the revenues are generated by the Liquor Commission as a revolving fund. Anything else that we do as it relates to revenues, goes into revenues. So we vote on monies associated with alcohol and drug care based on a departmental request not based upon, well we are spending this amount of money over here, so, therefore, we are going to spend that money over there. I think, if my memory serves me correct and my response to the question asked by Mr. Roland, who asked a similar question, I think it was fairly clear, if we go back to Hansard, that the number of dollars being spent directly and indirectly as it relates to drug and alcohol, the whole issue of drug and alcohol, preventative action was far greater than the surplus and the excess that we have here. Thank you.
John Todd on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 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
February 10th, 1997
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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