Mr. Speaker, it's not clear. My understanding is that this government receives transfer payments from the federal government to honour the treaty agreements the federal government has, and those transfer payments are clearly identified as money for education. Then, at the same time, we have invoices that are going out to the communities and to aboriginal people, treaty people, that state they have to pay a school tax. So in a sense this government is double dipping. We're getting money from one source -- the federal government -- and we're also applying a tax to people who have an agreement, who have a treaty with the federal government. I believe it's a contravention of the treaty. I would like to ask the Minister to explain how that works, because we have two sources coming in. Thank you.
Michael McLeod on Question 344-14(6): Taxation Of First Nations People
In the Legislative Assembly on October 1st, 2003. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 344-14(6): Taxation Of First Nations People
Question 344-14(6): Taxation Of First Nations People
Item 6: Oral Questions
September 30th, 2003
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