Mr. Chairman, the reason it is Iqaluit is because it is the only community we actually fly our liquor up to during the whole year. The warehouse is not large enough to hold a year's supply of liquor, and particularly beer. Secondly, the shelf life of beer is about 12 months. In our Arctic communities such as Inuvik and Fort Simpson we use the road system extensively. It is an ongoing movement of the goods going back and forth. The Member mentioned Cambridge Bay as an example. We do not operate a liquor store in Cambridge Bay any more. It closed down three or four years ago. Iqaluit is unique from the point of view that it is the only place we actually fly liquor in and we pass the costs of flying that product, back to the consumers.
Mr. Quirke on Committee Motion 86-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 22
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 86-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 22
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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