Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further along in the Minister's reply he had indicated that more transpolar traffic will have little or no direct impact on the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, currently when there is a flight that has taken off from an area that has radar services, they direct an overflying jet to a certain height. When our flights take off from here, we do not have radar so we have to fly underneath them. Our jets cannot go up to a higher level until it is very clear that the other jet has left that airspace. If there are going to be 60,000 to 100,000 more flights over us, it seems to me that we are always going to be flying in the clouds over here or maybe never get off the ground. So I was wondering how the Minister can say that this will not affect our transportation system here? Thank you.
Roy Erasmus on Question 176-13(6): Proposal For Increased Transpolar Flights
In the Legislative Assembly on November 6th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Supplementary 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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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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