Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will not worry or quibble about what the Minister said last Friday in the press, but what I am interested in are some solutions to the education budget. My question will be for the Minister of Finance. Mr. Minister, I know that you have been a Member of the Legislative Assembly for some time now. Also, in the past there were reports commissioned on behalf of the Legislative Assembly on behalf of the government. One of those reports was written by a gentleman named Beatty. I think it was called Strength at Two Levels. In that report, Mr. Minister, there was mention at that time of approximately 450 boards and agencies throughout the Northwest Territories. I do not know if that number has dropped considerably over the past few years, but this would have been approximately two terms ago when this report was done and recommendations were made to decrease the number of boards and agencies in the Northwest Territories, thus freeing up some dollars for important priorities such as education, health care and economic development. Is the Minister, instead of commissioning a new report willing to have his staff take a look at old reports that were done by previous governments that may still hold some credibility and possibly some solutions for our financial crisis? Thank you.
Don Morin on Question 180-13(7): Reviewing Past Reports And Recommendations
In the Legislative Assembly on May 10th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Question 180-13(7): Reviewing Past Reports And Recommendations
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 9th, 1999
Page 504
Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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