Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am just kind of curious. This whole taxation issue is a real complicated can of worms here, especially in the smaller communities. The New Deal is going to allow the communities hopefully to become tax-based communities but, as we know in examples of Fort Simpson or there is a small tax base and in all these small communities, there is really no tax base to let communities be more autonomous in their tax collection or setting of taxation rates. I just wanted to ask, in this New Deal, is there something in there that clearly stipulates that before FMBS or the community makes any changes to mill rates and general taxation area or in non-tax-based communities, that there would be some thorough community consultation review process of how much they actually collect and how much they need to collect and how much the government is going to be providing them in lieu of taxes, et cetera? I know there are a lot of outstanding taxes out there and I just can't see people buying into it. What are the Minister's comments on that? Thank you.
Robert Villeneuve on Committee Motion 43-15(5): Implementation Of Community Energy Plans, Carried
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Committee Motion 43-15(5): Implementation Of Community Energy Plans, Carried
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 13th, 2007
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