Mr. Chairman, right now in the existing framework we have in place, if we don’t want to incur additional costs at the negotiation phase, we can choose not to be at the tables. All that does is leave us outside the discussions that are happening and what the federal government may put in place or not and doesn’t prepare us for what might come through in the implementation phase, because there could be agreements that totally don’t align themselves with the level of programs that are now in place to what impact they will have in the delivery and communities. So the avenue right now is if we don’t want to incur the cost at the negotiation phase, we would have to choose not to be there. The choice has always been, as this budget highlights, to be at those tables and come forward for additional dollars to do that. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 19th, 2009
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