Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Transportation. It is with regard to independent truckers in my area. They are hauling gravel right now for reconstruction of the roads in my constituency, but what they are getting per ton, or metric ton, is 10 cents, per kilometre for hauling. It used to be, Mr. Speaker, that truckers were given 14 cents for per metric ton. At the same time, they are asked to sustain local facilities and, at least on two occasions when I met with two truckers, they said that during the last summer's construction period, they lost between $10,000 to $30,000. So they have lost a substantial amount of money because they are not being paid enough to operate. So I would like to ask if the Minister has any plans to increase the amount for hauling a load of a metric ton from 10 cents to maybe higher. I believe it is 12 cents in Alberta.
Samuel Gargan on Question O548-12(2): Amount Paid To Truckers For Hauling Gravel, Fort Providence
In the Legislative Assembly on June 17th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Question O548-12(2): Amount Paid To Truckers For Hauling Gravel, Fort Providence
Item 5: Oral Questions
June 16th, 1992
Page 640
Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
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