Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I respect the Members and their opinions as we come to this table and discuss the initiatives of government and what we need to do or should do. Again, it was not our intention as we took office to look at trying to make it a more difficult place to live, but again as elected Members and as a direction we set for the 15th Assembly with our fiscal targets, Cabinet has gotten down to work and come up with what we feel are some of the better options than were out there for the time frame. Again, I would encourage Members to encourage us to look in the mirror and take a hard look at how we run business. Your support is going to be needed as well as we go through the next cycle and start looking at what areas we have to reallocate money on or reduce budgets. It's not going to be an easy exercise. I am a Member who came into the 13th Assembly and it seemed like I cut my political teeth in a period of harsh restraint. We are trying to come up with a balanced approach so we don't have to be back there again looking at massive cuts across the board. We are trying to be more surgical and look at how we do spend money and if there are pockets out there where it's ineffectively spent, we have to look at reallocating. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Committee Motion 15-15(3): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 2, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on March 30th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 15-15(3): To Amend Clause 2 Of Bill 2, Defeated
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 29th, 2004
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