Well, as my colleague knows, the negotiations, if you want and the overall political responsibility is Mr. Dent's, who is not here today. I have the overall responsibility of trying to coordinate all the activities in division. My understanding, from discussions with my honourable colleague, is that he stands by those figures where he is saying that there is going to be an additional cost attached to the division of the NWT Power Corporation. He will be back on Monday and I am sure if you ask him, he will be able to confirm that. My understanding of the facilitator is to try to come to some arrangement with the parties and put all the facts on the table as my colleague says. I am not sure whether he is going to examine them to verify whether they are correct or not. I would have to check with Mr. Dent. My overall understanding is that should we decide or should it come to pass that there is a desire to divide the Power Corporation into two entities, there is a fiscal cost attached to it that I am told will be a 9 percent increase in the power rates in the eastern Arctic and 5 percent increase in the western Arctic. Thank you.
John Todd on Question 575-13(5): Resolution Of Nwtpc Continuation Issues
In the Legislative Assembly on May 28th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 575-13(5): Resolution Of Nwtpc Continuation Issues
Question 575-13(5): Resolution Of Nwtpc Continuation Issues
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 27th, 1998
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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