Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Also, following up on the line of questioning with reference to the $2 million being spent for the overlay of the runway in Fort Smith. I regret that I am addressing this issue when my colleague, Mr. Miltenberger, is not in the House. But, unfortunately, I think that our time is limited, so I will address the question of the common point. I would like to know from the Minister, how he can rationalize spending this kind of money, $2 million on an existing runway that has been paved? Members of my committee and I were at that airport last year, and spent a fair bit of time there, It certainly did not look to the naked eye like it was in much need of repair. My point, we have airports in the eastern Arctic that are not long enough to provide for jet service. We have airports that are 99.9 percent of them are gravel, and the Minister is trying to rationalize that we should spend $2 million on repaving or touching up this runway, when we have gravel runways and runways that are not capable of taking or handling large jets. To me, it is like you have a guy with no clothes on, you have a guy with clothes. The guy with clothes, you give him a new suit. The other guy is still going around naked. I would like for the Minister to explain and justify how he can rationalize this. I look at what is happening this weekend with our meeting in Cambridge Bay. It is no wonder that people are so excited with the advent of Nunavut. For once, maybe, there will be some fair treatment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Kevin O'Brien 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
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