Also in conjunction with the privatization initiative, recently the Government of the Northwest Territories employees are now having to pay their own power and water bills. Now all of a sudden, we want to hit them with another 42 per cent increase. The impact on the economy of Inuvik, as poor as it is now, will be further impacted. These new rates for commercial users, will have to be passed on to their customers; a double whammy for the residents of Inuvik.
Madam Speaker, I ask that Members of this House and especially the Minister of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation to seriously consider the impacts on Inuvik's residents and the residents of other communities in the proposed zone III if these rate and zone structures are approved. Mahsi.
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