Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I believe the Minister has indicated that we will provide the detail of the capital that went into the negotiations for the capital portion of Fort Simpson's block funding agreement. We have already apologized for not having that information available today to provide to the Member, but the commitment has been made to do so. I would also clarify that I do not believe that I suggested that nontax-based communities should get less than tax-based communities. I believe I indicated that, today, we do not have a way to block fund nontax-based communities. We do have a way to block fund tax-based communities. I believe I also indicated that tax-based municipalities raise a considerable portion of their own revenues through taxation. I am at a bit of a loss to know what else I can provide to the Member at this point. Again, I am sorry that we do not have the detail that he is looking for here, but I can assure the Member that the department did look at the capital plan, the capital forecast that we have in place for all communities in terms of determining the amount that would be a fair and equitable amount for Fort Simpson to have for capital. It is our experience that communities will experience ebbs and flows of capital planning. There will be a few years where there are number of capital projects provided and then years where once needs have been met, there is a bit of a lull until population or other drivers indicate that there is a need again. We are not suggesting this is an amount that would be sustainable forever for Fort Simpson. We are saying this is the amount that was negotiated for these three years. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. Ballantyne on Committee Motion 11-13(5): To Defer Further Consideration, Fort Smith Region, Detail Of Capital Community Operations
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 11-13(5): To Defer Further Consideration, Fort Smith Region, Detail Of Capital Community Operations
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