Mr. Speaker, yes. We are very aware of the fact that over the last 20 months, fuel has gone up by roughly 25 percent. So anybody who has to depend on fuel in order to earn their livelihood or to even live is paying more now than they were before. We are continuing to monitor the situation and certainly we will continue to look at ways that we can do things differently here. As I mentioned, we do have a number of programs that support harvesters. Just a very quick calculation shows that we spent about $2.5 million this year in support of harvesters. I have asked my department to look at that to see if there is a better way of doing this to ensure that the money is better spent and hopefully help compensate for the increased fuel costs. Thank you.
Joe Handley on Question 174-14(2): Trappers And Harvester Assistance Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on November 1st, 2000. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 174-14(2): Trappers And Harvester Assistance Programs
Question 174-14(2): Trappers And Harvester Assistance Programs
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 31st, 2000
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