Thank you. I think the Member has hit on something here that obviously we've had discussion about in the past. It's the need to find this very fine balance. We're not looking to make the administration or the reporting requirements so overly onerous that we restrict the ability of our partners to do good, meaningful work. That said, we obviously have to operate within the confines of the Financial Administration Act and there are, as it relates to contributions, a number of things that have to be met, both for one-time contributions and ongoing. We have to ensure that when it's public money being spent that those criteria are being met. There's also a need to continue to measure not only our contributions, but the programs and services that we deliver to residents of the Northwest Territories continually to make sure that the reasons for delivering these programs or making these contributions are still valid, continue to be valid and we need to measure the progress and the success that we're having or aren't having and re-evaluate when that's necessary, as well. I know the Member has made this point over the years that in terms of performance measurement and other types of measurement, it's important that we have some baseline data, that we set measurable goals and objectives for this money and that we do the follow-up measurement and then assess whether or not we're meeting our objectives. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Committee Motion 3-15(3): To Delete $120,000 From The Financial Management Board Secretariat Budgeting And Evaluation Re Foregone Interest, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on March 22nd, 2004. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 3-15(3): To Delete $120,000 From The Financial Management Board Secretariat Budgeting And Evaluation Re Foregone Interest, Defeated
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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