Thank you, Madam Chair. It is good news, I am sure. I am sure they will be welcomed with open arms. I think that something like this should be an ongoing thing. I think communities in all of the Northwest Territories, and not just in my riding, deserve the attention to the matters where they are paying tax dollars. I am sure many of them want to pay and wouldn't mind paying given the explanations as to why they pay and how it relates to their municipal budgets and infrastructure and various other items that many people just take for granted. If it is a one-year thing, probably in a few years they will be running into the same problem. People tend to forget and disregard obligations, especially tax obligations when they receive income tax notices or assessment notices or a tax bill. I am wondering if this is just going to be a one-time thing that the department is going to be going around to the various communities that are having problems with this assessment initiative, and whether it should be a common practice for the department to keep the communication links with the partners and the communities open and transparent at all times with regard to assessment changes and changes in taxation policy. Thank you.
Robert Villeneuve on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 26th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 25th, 2004
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