U of S College of Commerce Budget
Mr. Wall:
— Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On Friday the Leader of the Opposition,
the member for Kelvington-Wadena, and I had the pleasure of
attending the U of S (University of Saskatchewan) College of
Commerce’s budget 2003 presentation. At this annual event, groups
of students with the College of Commerce put together and deliver
their alternative provincial budgets. I want to take this
opportunity to congratulate the students and the organizers of
this highly beneficial event. Thank you as well to Dean Lynne
Pearson and everyone at the College of Commerce. And, Mr. Speaker,
a special note and congratulations to premier Ryan Plewis of Swift
Current. He was the premier of a team called the Sask action party
that was one of the successful teams, and he also was recognized
as one of the most valuable members of his own team with another
award. Mr. Speaker, the key to this exercise is that students must
be grounded in reality when they’re preparing their budgets — no
flights of fancy or smoke and mirrors are allowed. And the
alternative budgets put forward, while different in their
approaches somewhat, all stuck to the rule of being realistic and
forthright. If only members opposite could follow the commerce
students’ example. For instance, the growth projections in the
budgets were all, they were all in the 3 per cent range, Mr.
Speaker. It’s clear to me that had the Minister of Finance
presented his provincial budget at the university event rather
than in this Assembly, he would have gotten an F for producing
such a work of fiction, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it’s clear that
it’s time for this Finance minister to go back to school. Thank
you, Mr. Speaker.
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Hon. Members:
Hear, hear! |
