Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as my colleague knows, having been in the 13th and 14th assemblies, especially with division, when you make two out of one you never do it for the same costs. The more administration and the more different program areas or delivery mechanisms we create, the greater the costs that take away from the ability to deliver the program. The issue for us, the fundamental issue is that we are delivering programs on behalf of the federal government that are under funded that they refuse to acknowledge. We had some small relief with the non-insured health benefits, but that is the big issue. I want to assure the Member and her constituents, all our constituents, that there's no intention of this government to lessen the services we currently provide to our people, our citizens. But we do have a serious disagreement with the federal government and it's one that's very high on our agenda as we try to bring some relief to this growing debt just on the health side. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 32-15(3): Non-insured Health Benefits - Growing Deficit
In the Legislative Assembly on March 18th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 32-15(3): Non-insured Health Benefits - Growing Deficit
Question 32-15(3): Non-insured Health Benefits - Growing Deficit
Item 7: Oral Questions
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