Mr. Speaker, I am very aware, as I mentioned, that fuel has gone up in price. What used to cost me 34 cents for heating oil now costs roughly 50 cents or a little bit more than that. I know that is happening. It affects me the same as anybody else. I am sensitive to it. I am aware of it. As I mentioned, we have done a lot of things to help make the Northwest Territories a better place for people to live. Am I going to today write a cheque for everybody as Alberta did? No, we cannot afford that. We do not have the money. We have a deficit. Are we ignoring this problem? No, we are not ignoring it. We are very aware of it. My department is working on it, but it is not easy to simply follow the example of Alberta or anywhere else. We have a different situation here, different circumstances. If the Member wants, I can provide a little more trivia for him. The price of a litre of diesel fuel, motor fuel, is roughly 85 cents. Thank you.
Joe Handley on Question 188-14(3): Offsetting Increased Fuel Costs
In the Legislative Assembly on November 2nd, 2000. See this statement in context.
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Question 188-14(3): Offsetting Increased Fuel Costs
Item 6: Oral Questions
November 1st, 2000
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