Mr. Speaker, I’m very pleased with that answer from the Minister that they’re always looking for ways to improve their programming. I’m sure the Minister in some way will agree, in his own ministerial way, that is, that disruption in funding causes real problems. I’m sure in his own way, through Cabinet approval, he’d like to find new ways to ensure that financial disruption doesn’t become a reality. The fact is, it is the reality that if a couple kids start missing for one reason or another, if they’re out on the land with their parents or they’re sick at home here in Yellowknife, those types of things, that creates financial disruption to that agency for trying to provide services. When the Minister says they’re open to new ways, how serious is this Minister interested in taking a look at this base-plus formula and perhaps taking it to the Standing Committee on Social Programs and saying let’s fund them a new way, let’s create a stable market for these agencies so we can provide good education programs for our kids?
Robert Hawkins on Question 301-16(3): Stable Funding For Daycare Operations
In the Legislative Assembly on March 10th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 301-16(3): Stable Funding For Daycare Operations
Oral Questions
March 9th, 2009
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