Mr. Speaker, there was consternation across the land in the last few months with cuts to many front-line social service organizations, Mr. Speaker. Especially of concern here in the North were cuts to those agencies involved in literacy and volunteerism. Mr. Speaker, this government chose to do some backfilling there and they're to be complimented for that. But it is intolerable, unacceptable, that this should be a download from Ottawa onto the provinces and the territories. Mr. Speaker, has the Minister taken these cuts and our objection to them directly to Ottawa to ask for the federal government to restore this spending?
Bill Braden on Question 32-15(6): Federal Budget Wish List
In the Legislative Assembly on March 14th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 32-15(6): Federal Budget Wish List
Question 32-15(6): Federal Budget Wish List
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 13th, 2007
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