Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think the reply was in regard to the financial impact that we will experience here in the Northwest Territories. In the article it indicates that the Russians will benefit hundreds of millions of dollars per year if their full plan goes ahead in regard to the fees they collect for flights that go over their airspace. My reference to that affect is based on that. My reply was that in Canada, the Canadian government with Transport Canada, NAV Canada are the agencies in place to collect that type of fees, not necessarily the provincial or territorial government. We do not collect that kind of fees when there are transpolar flights over our airspace. That is my response and the oral question was based on that, that is how I said we will not get affected. However, if there are more flights over us, certainly we are going to be affected one way or the other. Like I said, this plan is to be put into place maybe in the next two or three years, so we have some time here to analyse this new plan that the Russians are putting forward. At this point of time, I do not really have any clear idea of how all these new flights will affect us. It is going to have some effect on us, but I really do not know in what manner. Thank you.
Jim Antoine on Question 176-13(6): Proposal For Increased Transpolar Flights
In the Legislative Assembly on November 6th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 176-13(6): Proposal For Increased Transpolar Flights
Question 176-13(6): Proposal For Increased Transpolar Flights
Item 6: Oral Questions
November 5th, 1998
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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