When the standing committee on finance met, there was some concern with respect to the fuel tank construction planned for prior years in Coppermine. The concern at the time was that perhaps this project may have been, to put it in blunt terms, politically motivated and unnecessarily required in the community. Since the report, the government stated they will revisit the project, which we appreciate, but they are going to go ahead with the $500,000 this year to construct a gas dispenser at the airport, we understand.
Motion To Defer Coppermine Fuel Tank Construction Pending Financial Justification, Carried
With that in mind, Mr. Chairman, I would like to move that this committee recommends that the Coppermine fuel tank construction be deferred, pending financial justification and consultation with the local Member of the Legislative Assembly.