Mr. Chair, the cap is $15,000 per application. I would say, despite what you see in the budget, the main estimates last year, for instance, 2005-06, we had 12 claims that were approved and $33,000 was the amount of compensation paid out. So you can see that it is rarely the $15,000 maximum that is recognized as the true cost. Our renewable resource officers, ENR's renewable resource officers, help the person to fill out the application, but I would say where people qualify and meet the eligibility and have legitimate needs after we go out and test that are not being turned away despite what you see here in the budget item. If somebody has a legitimate need and they meet the eligibility, then we are compensating them.
Brendan Bell on Committee Motion 24-15(4): Recommendation To Establish An Interpretive Centre At Chan Lake, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 2006. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 24-15(4): Recommendation To Establish An Interpretive Centre At Chan Lake, Carried
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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