Mr. Speaker, I can't speak for the Prime Minister or get inside of his head exactly how he thinks these things all fit together. The Prime Minister, in a letter to me -- as I just received one from him today in fact -- where he confirms that he is dealing with fiscal imbalance in the upcoming budget. He goes on in the letter to say that he is pleased with the progress at the negotiations table and looks forward to continuing progress. So in his mind he is talking, I believe, about the formula for us in the territories, the three territories, and he's talking about the equalization formula for the provinces. But I would, reading between the lines, expect that he is not going to arrive at a deal on resource revenue sharing while negotiations are still ongoing. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 457-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
In the Legislative Assembly on March 8th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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Question 457-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 7th, 2007
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