Madam Chair. Not at all. Simply stated, this is a dynamic process. The department is working with communities on an individual level to identify their needs, their capacity through a planning and assessment process. It is the community's decision as to whether or not they are interested in taking on further responsibilities. If they are, we provide the information. We facilitate that process with the community. In some communities there is a more tentative approach being taken. The community is not sure. In those cases we facilitate a trial period where the community can manage a program on behalf of the government for a period and that is fine. It is very much driven at the pace of the community. The initiative is really about community development, about building capacity and about, not just the simple transfer programs, but those programs being successfully operated by the community down the road. Thank you.
Mrs. Ballantyne on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 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 27th, 1997
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Ballantyne
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