This one-time money allows us to (balance the budget) this year, but we still have a lot of work to do,

It's a lot of money hanging in the balance. It increases the profile of the airport and keeps us moving forward from an air service standpoint. That's the more important thing.

We have a staggering debt level, and government must ensure our expenditure levels are kept within our means,

So, we have a significant problem that other provinces in the country are not facing.

We have a huge debt, and until we stop adding to debt, we haven't turned the corner, and we haven't seen the light at the end of the tunnel,

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