Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier in my statement I made reference to a document released in 1996 by the Status of Women Council of the Northwest Territories titled Keeping Women and Communities Strong: Women, Substance Abuse and FAS/FAE - a Northwest Territories Needs Assessment. Recommendation 12 of that document relates to the profits of liquor sales. It is clear that the territorial government is spending several million less on alcohol and drug programs and treatments than it takes in annually in profits from liquor sales. Given the level of concern and seriousness of the problems of substance abuse and FAS/FAE in the North, would the Minister of Finance be willing to consider that a toll be implemented on liquor and a portion of the profits from liquor sales be devoted to substance abuse and FAS/FAE prevention and programming? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Floyd Roland on Question 430-14(3): Liquor Profits Dedicated To Addictions Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 2001. See this statement in context.
Question 430-14(3): Liquor Profits Dedicated To Addictions Programs
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 28th, 2001
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