Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as a Member from a small community, I support the Member's request for paving in the small communities. As a Minister, I am aware of the expenditures that would be involved in this. I have already heard other Members asking for capital funding for swimming pools and curling rinks. Again, it is a matter of priorities. I can take the suggestion from the Member to other departments and we can come up with a cost analysis of what it would cost to consider paving community streets. I can assure the Member that the hard part is deciding with the rest of my colleagues in Cabinet as to what the priorities are of this government, whether they are education or health comparable to infrastructure. I am sure the Member is well aware that there is competition for all of that funding from all departments. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Vince Steen on Recommendation 1
In the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 2002. See this statement in context.
Recommendation 1
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 5th, 2002
Page 378
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