Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a few opening comments for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. I listened with great interest to the Minister's opening comments yesterday when he talked about the Arctic Winter Games. During our committee meetings, there was reference to this and in the committee report as well. The funding didn't show up in the budget and it was going to be brought in over a three-year period after the area that's chosen to host the games is chosen by the international committee. That announcement on which community will host the Arctic Winter Games in 2008 is one I'm watching with interest. It's either going to be the South Slave or Yellowknife. In an effort to get some transparency here and know what we are dealing with, it doesn't matter which community hosts, whether it's the South Slave or Yellowknife. What has to be done is MACA has to identify funding, a finite dollar amount, and go forward from there regardless of which community might win the bid by the international committee. That hasn't been done. According to the Minister's opening comments from yesterday, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs won't announce the funding until after such a time as the community is chosen to host the games. I find that to be rather odd. I think they should be forthcoming in the amount of funding. To me, it doesn't matter which community hosts the games. The funding shouldn't be determined on which community hosts the games. I would like to ask the Minister about that first. Thank you, Madam Chair.
David Ramsay on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 2005. 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
February 28th, 2005
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