Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I stated in my Member's statement, this department, before a split, runs with an $80 million budget. That's a lot of money. Everybody here knows there are always vacancies in any department. There is a lot of room for the Minister to manoeuvre; 20 or 30 percent vacancies. Mr. Speaker, the Minister is already aware and he has already stated that there will be hardly any funding for individuals or small NGOs to take part in the Mackenzie Valley review process. Most of the government funding goes to other levels of governments and huge organizations. How can he justify even creating 20 new jobs on this when he can't meet the needs of other more important areas within his mandate? Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Question 483-15(3): Costs Of Dividing The Department Of Resources, Wildlife And Economic Development
In the Legislative Assembly on February 25th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 483-15(3): Costs Of Dividing The Department Of Resources, Wildlife And Economic Development
Question 483-15(3): Costs Of Dividing The Department Of Resources, Wildlife And Economic Development
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 24th, 2005
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