Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The detailed information I have here on the regional operations shows a reduction mostly in travel, of $230,000. There is $45,000 for North Slave; $40,000 for South Slave; $40,000 for Deh Cho; $10,000 for Sahtu; $40,000 for Inuvik. That has to mean a lot in communities, and I don't believe we've seen this big a number of reduction in travel in any other section, other than Ministers who we know travel a lot, the Premier and some of the deputy ministers and different departments. We've not seen this kind of reduction on travel. One has to ask -- which is one that I've been asking all night long -- is what percentage is $230,000 of the total budget? You have to beg the question if it's 10 percent of something, that's $2.3 million in travel. Also, I guess you can't really make a judgment about the value of travel, it depends on what's required of work. But I can't help but notice that the reduction here is bigger than I've seen anywhere else, and why is it that we're getting it all out of the regional operations? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Sandy Lee on Bill 18: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2003-2004
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Bill 18: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2003-2004
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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