Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a question on the sport, recreation and youth for $400,000. I just would like to get some information on why we have seen the kind of increase from the projected budget on the Arctic Winter Games budget. Mr. Chair, I obviously support the work and mandate of Arctic Winter Games, so that is not the issue here, but I just want to know if some anomaly or something extraordinary happened that caused such a big increase in the budget. I understand that the regional trials travel, for example, was budgeted for $92,000, but now we are projecting $195,000. So that is a variance of $103,000 which is more than 100 percent of what was budgeted. The territorial travel budget component is not too bad. It went over by $65,000 and that could happen over a $257,000 budget, but the other item that should raise some questions is in regards to Arctic Winter Games travel in general. It was budgeted for $266,000. We are projecting $226,000 more at $492,000 which is not quite 100 percent of what was budgeted, but quite substantial. I am in support of the games, but I just want to know if the Minister could share some information as to what transpired there. Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 28th, 2006
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