Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I hear very loud and clearly what the Members are saying in terms of the need to be operating in an atmosphere of restraint and responsibility. We hear that. I agree with that. I do not have a problem with that at all. I think we will need to operate that way for not just this supplementary period but for the next fiscal year and for years to come. I agree with that. The problem we have, Mr. Chairman, as I mentioned earlier and I will repeat myself, is the supplementary period is over tomorrow. We can be very diligent tomorrow on what we spend, I guess. This period ends here. There is not much more we can do. I am not being glib in saying that. I am serious. This is for this supplementary period. We will do everything we can when it comes to doing our main estimates in June. As I said, we can give an unaudited report and provide all the information we can to make sure that you are comfortable that we are being responsible. As I said earlier, if there is surplus money, it will be lapsed. We will identify what that is. There is not a lot that I can do on the last day of the fiscal year to change this. Thank you.
Joe Handley on Committee Motion 4-14(2): To Amend The Schedule To Bill 6: Interim Appropriation Act, 2000-2001 (carried)
In the Legislative Assembly on March 30th, 2000. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 4-14(2): To Amend The Schedule To Bill 6: Interim Appropriation Act, 2000-2001 (carried)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 30th, 2000
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