Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not think there is necessarily anything wrong with fundraising. I also know that most DECs, in fact all DECs are running a surplus of one magnitude or another, anywhere from about five percent up to ten or so. I think fundraising is going to be part of the culture here. I do not think it should be used to try to fund core programs or to offset wages or whatever, but I think it is a way of life. The community I live in for sure, everybody fundraises for one thing or another and schools, in Fort Smith for instance, the French Club fundraised to go to Quebec. They got some assistance, but they raised a lot through their own hard work. I think that promotes a lot of positive attributes in young people and it makes the community work together as well. I will commit to ensure that fundraising is not used to replace core funding, but I do not think we should dismiss it out of hand as a sign of a system that is in terrible distress. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 74-13(7): Meeting The Needs Of Educators
In the Legislative Assembly on April 19th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 74-13(7): Meeting The Needs Of Educators
Question 74-13(7): Meeting The Needs Of Educators
Item 7: Oral Questions
April 18th, 1999
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