Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister responsible for the harmonization initiative. Last session I asked this question of the Minister responsible for harmonization and the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment answered. I will let the Minister responsible for that program answer this question. As part of the federal transfer of funds to this government, I have been contacted by several of the chiefs in the NWT that wanted me to state that there is an obligation in there to provide to the Aboriginal people in the North, and housing is part of that obligation. For some time now, the federal government has been trying to absolve themselves from that obligation by building it into the formula funding for this government. We, in turn, seem to be moving away from that mandate. Can the Minister tell me if this harmonization initiative is within the mandate that we've inherited by taking in the federal dollars? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Michael McLeod on Question 104-14(6): Harmonization Of Income Support And Social Housing
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Question 104-14(6): Harmonization Of Income Support And Social Housing
Item 7: Oral Questions
February 26th, 2003
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