Thank you, Madam Chair. I know this is an issue we've beat around like a piƱata the last little while and it's, at the very least, I think, what this motion tries to get across to the government, this $500 million isn't coming into government coffers of the GNWT, it's going directly to communities, and at the very least I think the federal government has an obligation and a responsibility to pay for this position. The Government of the Northwest Territories shouldn't be paying for a new senior advisor position to deal with this funding. That cost should be borne by DIAND and the federal government, not the GNWT. For that reason alone, I think that's why I support the motion. I think we should put the onus back on the federal government where the money is coming from and get them to pay for the position. Thank you, Madam Chair.
David Ramsay on Committee Motion 30-15(4): Recommendation To Remove The Socio-economic Impact Fund Senior Advisor Position, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 30-15(4): Recommendation To Remove The Socio-economic Impact Fund Senior Advisor Position, Carried
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 26th, 2006
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