I want to state publicly that the Premier, along with some of the Ministers, did come into Norman Wells and talk to the town. So I want to say, on behalf of the town, I appreciate the Ministers who were there to discuss this important issue.
Getting back to the policy of the extraordinary funding, under the principles my point is that the community under the principles under subsection 3, community governments should not be penalized for practicing sound financial management, nor should they be rewarded for poor financial management.
I take the point that the Town of Norman Wells through good, sound financial practices are being penalized, because in there states that the town is in a healthy financial position, but it also causes them concerns to their programs and services that they want to run because now they are expecting to pay for unplanned circumstances that are beyond their control. The government, I ask them again if they would consider looking at this request or working with the town to ask the federal government what type of support is there for them.