Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Villeneuve. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Anything further, Mr. Pokiak?

I would like to call Committee of the Whole to order. The matters before us have already been read out by the Speaker and I don't think we need to read them again. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Villeneuve. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Pokiak, general comments.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Minister for that explanation because I believe there is a perception out there in the public in the Northwest Territories that there is, not quite the way the Minister describes it, but there is some utopia coming here to our fiscal situation as a result of these negotiations taking place on resource royalties. One of the questions that was posed to me by a constituent was with respect to the tax initiatives the Minister has proposed. They were wondering when we get this deal, and when we start to see the kind of revenue we need to sustain...

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Pokiak.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Finance. During the course of discussion and debate about our budget over the last few days, and the days that will be ahead I am sure, we keep talking about the sustainability of our programs and services given our sources of revenue and our transfer from Canada. Mr. Speaker, if the Minister could be so succinct, what is it exactly that he sees at the end of the tunnel here? Where is the light at the end of the tunnel for us? We have been grinding on Ottawa now for so long for a better deal, I am starting to...

Thank you, Mr. Delorey. Mr. Dent.