Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As you are aware, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs is now managing the Western Canada lotteries program and distribution for the physical activities sport and recreation fund. During the public consultation process, the sport and recreation partners and some of the MLAs voiced their concerns about including multisport games in the funding. We felt strongly that multisport games should be paid by the GNWT and that lottery dollars should stay protected for programming which has a direct impact in NWT communities and creates positive effects on youth, elders, and residential people. Since the department has taken over, I have heard that the Aboriginal Sport Circle may have to use their funding lottery dollars to help support multisport games. My questions are for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. First question, Mr. Speaker, is: the department has cut its contribution on multisport games, and multisport games have been moved from the eligible funding of the Western Canada Lottery Act. How does the department plan to pay for the multisport games moving forward? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Shane Thompson on Question 766-18(3): Aboriginal Sports Circle Funding
In the Legislative Assembly on June 4th, 2019. See this statement in context.
Question 766-18(3): Aboriginal Sports Circle Funding
Oral Questions
June 4th, 2019
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