Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think we should also say that Members are involved in, for example, setting the priorities of this government, what are high priorities. So it is not all about cutting, we are still spending $1 billion in the Northwest Territories. So it is how we spend that billion dollars, what are the high priorities of this Assembly, and we will take those and look at areas of lower priority and do some shuffling of the deck. That will include involvement from Members, we need that input. We have heard comments already on some of the areas of importance here. A lot of the budget though will be based on existing programs, what we spend on schools and students in schools, what we spend on health care services. So although there is some flexibility, there are also some parameters that will set up the bulk of the business plan process. As I stated, I intend to include Members as we go through this process so that there is some involvement. At the end of the day, there are still going to be those who are not happy with what's on the deck, not with all of it. So we're going to work with the Members and try to build what we can best come up with as a balance for the Northwest Territories. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 128-15(3): Improving The Budget Approval Process
In the Legislative Assembly on March 31st, 2004. See this statement in context.
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Question 128-15(3): Improving The Budget Approval Process
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