Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, during my statement today, I spoke of the working poor. My questions today are with regard to the working poor, a class of resident here in the Northwest Territories that is becoming more evident as time goes on. My questions today are for the Premier. Every time somebody turns around, the government is figuring out ways to tax them more, to take more money from them, and then you throw in the geopolitical events, the hurricanes and it costs more money to live here. I don't believe the government is doing enough to address the high cost of living in the Northwest Territories. In the two years I have been here, I have not seen one iota of proof that the government is interested in this issue. Believe me, the number one issue out there today is the cost of living. I would like to ask the Premier today what strategies or work his government is currently undertaking to try to identify ways to put more disposal income in people's pockets. There has been a steady erosion of that, Mr. Speaker, and I would like to know what the government plans to do about it. Thank you.
David Ramsay on Question 190-15(4): Addressing The High Cost Of Living
In the Legislative Assembly on October 20th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Question 190-15(4): Addressing The High Cost Of Living
Item 7: Oral Questions
October 19th, 2005
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