Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I cannot speak for the other players, but certainly in my one-on-one discussions with the different players, there is a desire to try to move reasonably quickly to get the infrastructure in place. There is a desire to move as quickly as they can on some of the office facilities. The idea which was brought forward by my honourable colleague about finding temporary office space, I am sure with a pragmatic approach to this decentralization, we can accommodate that. The main thing right now is housing. I would suggest that once the housing is completed, I would think it would be in everybody's interests, the Interim Commissioner's, our own, et cetera, to give him and his office as much support as possible to get moving on this decentralization. My feeling is, and it is partly personal and partly professional, it really all depends on the completion of the housing units. I think offices are a secondary thing, we could probably find some temporary accommodation if there is a desire to do it. Again, that will be subject to the Interim Commissioner and we are prepared to provide as much support to him as we can to move on these issues. Thank you.
John Todd on Question 470-13(5): Federal Budget Reference To Division
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 470-13(5): Federal Budget Reference To Division
Question 470-13(5): Federal Budget Reference To Division
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 26th, 1998
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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