Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Finance and it's in regard to a statement that he made in the House last week in the development of a macroeconomic policy division. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to start by saying when the government goes out and develops some policy framework, I think they should keep reality firmly in mind. What I see in the development of this macroeconomic policy shop is the fact that it is based solely on hypothetical scenarios. I mentioned in my Member's statement we have no resource revenue deal, we have no devolution deal, we have limited ability in the areas of resource management or development, debt management, taxation, investment, and not to mention the 2,000 or so migrant workers who take $200 million out of here annually. So I'd like to start off by asking the Minister of Finance where exactly did the direction come from to develop this macroeconomic policy shop. Mahsi.
David Ramsay on Question 198-15(5): GNWT Macroeconomic Policy Division
In the Legislative Assembly on October 26th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Question 198-15(5): GNWT Macroeconomic Policy Division
Item 7: Oral Questions
October 25th, 2006
Page 506
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