Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the money was earmarked for Highway No. 5 for a reason. There are safety concerns, it fit the criteria, there are high traffic volumes, and it's something that we recognize needs to be done. As to whether I'd be willing to forego the dollars, unless there is serious concern raised by Members of this House as to why we shouldn't proceed, the department plans to move forward with it. We may consider and we are looking at ways we can move money from one project to another. But as the Member has requested to just actually forego and if we did, hypothetically forego, our share would go back to general revenues. I have no control whether it can go to projects in Education that the Member is referring to. So at this point I guess the short answer is no, we are not willing to forego the project. We may be willing to look at ways to identify other projects that need and qualify, however moving money around would have to be discussed further.
Michael McLeod on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 25th, 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
March 24th, 2004
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