Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of MACA before he jets off to Whitehorse. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I had the occasion to get a briefing on the sports and recreation community and how they are funded, and I learned a lot of new things that I haven't been briefed on lately. I understand that the total budget is over $4 million, that they get most of the money from lotteries, and, secondly, they get money from the territorial government but a very small portion from the federal government. In light of the importance of this issue, that was a new thing for me. Coincidentally last night on the news, the federal government is talking about reviving the ParticipACTION and there's a great concern about our young people not being as healthy as they ought to be. So I'd like to ask the Minister what work he's involved in, in trying to get some federal funding to fund our very expensive sports programs that are very good for the communities, and we need to do more of that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Sandy Lee on Question 371-15(5): Federal Funding For Northern Sports And Recreation Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Question 371-15(5): Federal Funding For Northern Sports And Recreation Programs
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 19th, 2007
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