Mr. Chairman, certainly there was a contractual obligation here that had to be fulfilled. In terms of was there an effort to find the money from within the Executive? There is always an effort to do that. That has to be weighed against the other obligations we have as government. The biggest one in the Executive, of course, is Maximizing Northern Employment. I do not think we want to call a halt to everything we are doing in the department in order to manage this from within in this kind of case, particularly against the other priorities of the Executive, as well as commitments of money that is not discretionary.
Joe Handley on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 11th, 2002. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 11th, 2002
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