Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, my questions to the Minister on the Budget Address are not so much directed towards his overall speech as I am concerned about page 20 of the document. It identifies the pie and what portions of the pie, what revenue comes from each department. I do not see a breakdown where it says grant from Canada 71.4 percent for the overall revenue of the Northwest Territories. Mr. Chairman, I am aware that a lot of our funding comes through transfer agreements, like the health transfer agreement, I presume, forestry is one of the agreements. So therefore, I was wondering, we hear a lot of comments made as to forced growth and whether or not the funding that we get from the government is keeping up to the forced growth that we are experiencing. For instance, can the Minister tell me whether or not we receive enough education money to fund education, do we receive enough health money under the health transfer to pay for all the health costs or are we funding health and education for instance, from the money we receive from forestry? I have also been told that monies we received really for capital, we have had to turn around and use for social programs. I think it is an advantage to everyone, including the general public, you know, what does the 71.4 percent consist of? Is there some simple, easy way to describe what that is?
Vince Steen on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on January 26th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
January 25th, 1998
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