(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am going to talk about other companies besides Northern Stores. We have an airline in the Keewatin called Calm Air. It was Nunasi that started an air service. They started out cheap but within two weeks they raised their prices. Would Consumer and Corporate Affairs be able to control the airfares also? For instance, if you buy something and you send it out by freight from Yellowknife to Rankin Inlet, we know the distance from Rankin Inlet to Yellowknife and we know the distance from Rankin Inlet to Coral Harbour, but the prices are the same, even though Coral Harbour and Rankin Inlet are closer than Yellowknife and Rankin Inlet. I wonder if Consumer and Corporate Affairs would be able to control the freight rates that airlines charge? Whenever there is an airline monopoly running, they seem to up their prices whenever they want. Would Consumer and Corporate Affairs be able to control the freight rates?
James Arvaluk on Committee Motion 20-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 31, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 15th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 20-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 31, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 15th, 1994
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James Arvaluk Aivilik
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