Given the contentious and difficult issue we are dealing with, I don’t think we could have everybody agree to the proposals being put forward and it can’t be about coming up with a program that everybody is happy with, especially if you are realigning programs. At the end of the day, government has to make some choices and we have to make decisions together about how do we make sure that we have this program that includes the people that are currently excluded, minimizes the impact as much as possible and to see how we make this program not eat up other programs unreasonably, because as Member Yakeleya and others have suggested, we have an obligation to provide core services to our people, Mr. Speaker. We will and I am committed to continue to work with Members to see how we improve the proposal that we have before us.
Sandy Lee on Question 123-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
In the Legislative Assembly on May 13th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 123-16(5): Proposed Changes To Supplementary Health Benefits Program
Oral Questions (Reversion)
May 12th, 2010
Range Lake
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