Well, of course this would be a wonderful opportunity to say something but I will not. The cost of fuel really is dictated by world prices, whether it is the private sector or the government purchase based on that. One of the few areas where I think we were trying to demonstrate that there could be some faint savings was in the delivery side of things. Really, the cost of fuel itself is bought on the world market. I believe even the last time in the eastern Arctic it was actually bought offshore. So we have very little influence over the cost of fuel. The only primary influence we have, which I think we were trying to get to many months ago, was on the delivery costs in one particular area that will remain unmentioned. Anyway, the reality is that we have no say in the world price of fuel. Thank you.
John Todd on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 4th, 1998. 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 4th, 1998
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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