Mr. Speaker, we have been using the five criteria I went through before that are guidelines for us in allocating our capital. So we look at protection of people, protection of assets, of the environment, of our investment, of program needs and try to balance that. So that's the main criteria we use. In addition to that, Mr. Speaker, we often get money from Ottawa, for example, that is targeted to specific programs. We have to use that limitation and often it means we have to match money, taking some from our capital and having to match that money. So it's very difficult to try to balance the amount of money we spent on Highway No. 3 against Aurora College Campus in Inuvik against a water project in Colville Lake. Those are difficult decisions. We have to use the five criteria as well as spending limitations that are placed on us in coming to a final decision. Thank you.
Joe Handley on Question 32-14(6): Linking Priorities To Capital Allocations
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2003. See this statement in context.
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