Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, once again, there is no extra money. The $50 million is not extra that we have. It is not new money to spend on long-term commitments. We have to find this money internally. I will commit to going back to my Cabinet colleagues to find from within to try to fund this program. It is critical, it is important, I have heard it from the Members, but at the same time we have a fiscal strategy in place and if we are going to meet that, we are going to have to hold a tight ship here so we are going to have to find something else in our budget that is being presented that is not as important as this one and try to reallocate that funding. Right now, we are already getting pressures to spend more and at the same time try to look at our revenue situation. So we have to come up with a balance to hold the line and try to go forward from there. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 87-15(3): Extending The Early Childhood Development Program
In the Legislative Assembly on March 25th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 87-15(3): Extending The Early Childhood Development Program
Question 87-15(3): Extending The Early Childhood Development Program
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