Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the federal budget, as addressed by Mr. Todd, his emergency statement was quite impressive, but I did not find certain areas in there for the Northwest Territories government to be very good. I would like to follow up on that. Two years ago, the federal government had cut our base funding which caused us the fiscal difficulties, which was a major part of the fiscal difficulties that we experienced as a government. There was no reduction in our base this time in the federal budget, but there was no increase either. Were those types of concerns addressed by Mr. Todd in his deliberations with Mr. Martin when this budget was put together? I note in Mr. Todd's Budget Address, he says the federal budget contained specific reference to the economy of Canada's territories, which includes the Northwest Territories, but there was no mention of our cut by the federal government, which has not been replaced. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Edward Picco on Question 444-13(5): Federal Budget Impacts On The Nwt
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Question 444-13(5): Federal Budget Impacts On The Nwt
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 24th, 1998
Page 1105
Edward Picco Iqaluit
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