Mr. Speaker, there is still an understanding that as a stand-alone operation Giant Mine is profitable, it can make a profit and it does employ well over 200 people full-time. It is still, in our view, a viable business operation and it should be allowed to continue. We have also said that there is some urgency to the federal government addressing the issue of what to do with the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of arsenic that are presently being stored underground. We have continued to pressure the government to come up with some suggestions as to how that could be cleaned up as well as to clarify who is responsible for the environmental liability. We do know that the federal government receives through taxes alone, somewhere in the neighbourhood of over $9 million per year. That potentially could be set aside for potential use towards the cleanup and stabilization of the arsenic trioxide. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 148-13(7): Government Position On Giant Mine
In the Legislative Assembly on April 28th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 148-13(7): Government Position On Giant Mine
Question 148-13(7): Government Position On Giant Mine
Item 6: Oral Questions
April 27th, 1999
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