Mr. Speaker, in an ideal world we would hope that everybody will agree to whatever the blueprint is which will not happen in an orderly and timely way. There are just too many players at the table. It is going to take some negotiations, some give and take on all parties to reach some understanding of how we are going to move on this pre-implementation. My preference, as the Minister responsible for the division of the territories, would be that we move as early as this fall if it was at all possible. But certainly by the spring of 1998, at the latest, so we can get some government in place so that the new Legislative Assemblies can function. I think to delay it any longer would risk a great deal that I know this Assembly and all these Members do not want to risk. Thank you.
John Todd on Question 543-13(4): Division Transition Plan
In the Legislative Assembly on June 4th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 543-13(4): Division Transition Plan
Question 543-13(4): Division Transition Plan
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 3rd, 1997
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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