Madam Chairperson, the liability for the operations of the mine, the mine environmental liability on the surface and subsurface in regard to the water licence under which Giant operates is the responsibility of the owner of Giant Mine, so it is the responsibility of the private sector. It would, as I understand, will become our responsibility to assume the environmental liability for the surface cleanup only in the event that there became no owner or there was a bankruptcy or total abandonment of that mine by the private sector. The federal government would then, I believe, have to assume responsibility for the environmental liability of the subsurface.
Stephen Kakfwi on Committee Motion 25-13(7): Resurrecting And Priorizing The Northern Accord Proposal
In the Legislative Assembly on April 29th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 25-13(7): Resurrecting And Priorizing The Northern Accord Proposal
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
April 28th, 1999
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