Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This goes back long before my time in this position or even in the Legislature so I cannot answer the Member's question definitively. It certainly appears that way to me. Historically that was probably one of the reasons for it, yes.
Charles Dent on Committee Motion 25-13(4): Recommendation To Retain Baffin And Keewatin Regional Librarians In The 1997-98 Budget
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 25-13(4): Recommendation To Retain Baffin And Keewatin Regional Librarians In The 1997-98 Budget
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 25th, 1997
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