Thank you very much for that information. Another quick question that a couple of the other Members were referring to insofar as other expenses go in the breakdown of other expenses; in particular, travel. I know that the government travel budget is still significantly high, according to a lot of Members, but a lot of the travel for a lot of the department members and their employees is directly related to their actual responsibilities in their positions, and increasing their performance, and carrying out a better service for the public. On the flipside of the coin, I also realize that there is extensive travel for a lot of GNWT employees to attend functions or workshops, which the cost benefit of attending these workshops and conferences every year just starts getting smaller and smaller insofar as getting a real benefit for the amount of money that the government puts into it every year. I am just wondering if that type of travel where the employees and other government members are going to certain conferences and stuff where they are going just for the sake of going because they went last year and the year before and the year before, and really not receiving the real benefit as if they went to this conference for the first time as opposed to going for the tenth time. Has the government ever looked at reductions in that area of travel in the overall financial framework? Thank you.
Robert Villeneuve on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 19th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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