May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry
May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry
May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry
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B.D. MCKENZIE - DR.EX. (OLSON) MAY <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2013</strong><br />
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It is, to my knowledge now, no longer in<br />
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existence.<br />
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Right.<br />
It was changed in 2010 to a different funding<br />
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model, but that's how it operated during that period of<br />
time. And in my opinion, it was quite successful.<br />
Q Okay. That was just the federal maintenance<br />
monies that were block-funded; is that right?<br />
A That's correct. It, it wasn't -- it did not<br />
involve block funding of provincial money for child<br />
maintenance, it only affected child maintenance for<br />
federally funded children.<br />
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Do you know, were there any additional monies<br />
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provided to west region other than those that would have<br />
been provided normally? Do you have any knowledge of that?<br />
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The additional monies, my understanding over<br />
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time, the children's special allowances were able to be<br />
used as part of the funding for these early intervention<br />
programs or alternative programs.<br />
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Okay.<br />
So that was some source. They also suffered sort<br />
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of claw-backs over the years, though. At certain points in<br />
time there was a reduction in foster care rates and that<br />
reduced the funding in that particular -- at that juncture.<br />
So there were some, some changes.<br />
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