Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, that is correct. The block funding agreements are set to be three to a maximum of four years in length. As we come up to the end of that agreement, negotiations take place to put a new block funding agreement in place. It is very important to note that in each of these block funding agreements there is a clause that allows the department to reduce the amount of funding available to the community if the department's budget is reduced. This is important because we cannot give away money that we do not have. For example, when our budget was reduced a couple of years ago that required us to go to the city of Yellowknife and tell them that we would not be able to provide the committed amount of funding. That is another safeguard the Legislative Assembly has to put some controls in place here. If our budget as voted is reduced then we have to go back to the block funding communities and inform them that their block funding will subsequently be reduced. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. Ballantyne on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 1998. 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 10th, 1998
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Ballantyne
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