Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My officials assure me that we have negotiated very aggressively and we have a good deal with CATSA. We had initially indicated and our position was to have all of our costs recovered. There was some work done at the airport in 2003, which was funded 100 percent. In this case, a lot of the work that was done inside the building required us to give up some of our space in the terminal building. It also required an addition to the facility, which would take up some of the aircraft parking and it also would require us to provide some new space for parking that we are losing. So as a result of this project moving forward, it forced us to look at a number of different things and anything outside of the facility, outside of the actual building, CATSA was not willing to cover. So in order for us to be able to accommodate the growing pressures, the traveling public that goes through this facility at the projected rates over the next while, we had to look at an expansion. I don't have the specifics to what other jurisdictions are getting. All I have is the reassurance from my officials that we still have a significant project that is comparable to other jurisdictions. Thank you.
Michael McLeod on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 25th, 2004. 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
October 25th, 2004
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