Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we are talking about the $2 million for Fort Smith overlay runway. According to our business plan, according to this main estimate, this is what the plan of this department is, to do this project. I am trying to give you details of this $2 million on how we are going to do the work. To take the $2 million away from this project and spread it around, that is not the intention of myself or this department to do. As I said, there were certain commitments for the transfer such as other airports in the north where we are building ATVs and so forth. There were commitments during transfer and we are honouring those. This is a similar case here as well. We have to honour these types of commitments that we make. Again, this airport requires it. We are talking about safety. We have been patching up the cracks and so forth. We have to do this type of overlay so that the life of this airport continues. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Jim Antoine on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 13th, 1997
Page 655
Jim Antoine Nahendeh
See context to find out what was said next.