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Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Pokiak.
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Pokiak. Does committee agree that general comments on the bill are concluded?
Thank you, Mr. Roland. I will now go to the chairman of the Accountability and Oversight committee, Mr. Menicoche, for the committee’s comments on the bill. Mr. Menicoche.
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Braden.
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Pokiak.
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Pokiak.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Finance Minister for that. But I want to get back to the consultation. I think a $30 million restatement of corporate tax revenue is a pretty substantial thing. I think that it's incumbent upon the government to come back to Regular Members and ask us for an opinion, or consult us on where we think these reductions could happen, instead of just making decisions to go for a one percent across-the-board cut in all the various departments. Sure, the Ministers can handle it, but we had no idea or indication of where those cuts were going to...
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Braden.
Thank you, Mr. Minister. I welcome witnesses this afternoon. I would now like to open the discussion to general comments on Bill 14. Mr. Pokiak.
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Pokiak.