Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as usual, I have a few questions today. I will start off today with a question to the Minister. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I questioned the Minister for the Power Corporation about fuel that had been infected with a fungus or bacterial growth. This fungus or bacterial growth was found to be present in the Iqaluit fuel system. Mr. Speaker, I would like to address some questions to the Minister responsible for petroleum services, Mr. Arlooktoo. Can the Minister inform this House that, on the tender call for fuels in the specs we had requested, and by we I mean the Government of the Northwest Territories, we had requested in those specs prior treatment of this fuel for high bacteria as part of the tender for the purchase of said fuel. The point being, Mr. Speaker, so that the Minister understands where I am coming from here, is that the fuel purchased, I am led to believe, is a cheaper grade fuel not on the world market, and this could result in contamination of all fuel that has come to the eastern Arctic on the past sea lift, which could result in the contamination and problems with not only the generators in the NTPC plant, as demonstrated, in people's home furnaces, and that could be a major problem. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Edward Picco on Question 78-13(4): Concerns With Fuel Fungus
In the Legislative Assembly on January 22nd, 1997. See this statement in context.
Question 78-13(4): Concerns With Fuel Fungus
Item 6: Oral Questions
January 21st, 1997
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
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