Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions this afternoon are for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, about the beverage container recovery program. Mr. Speaker, the Minister has confirmed, and assured, and the only word I haven't heard there is "guaranteed," that, as of November 1st, all communities will have a depot or some location whereby consumers can get a refund for the beverage containers. Mr. Speaker, this is a very quick and, I think, a very knee-jerk reaction to a problem here. Mr. Speaker, I don't find this alternative acceptable here. We have an oversight responsibility, as Members on this side, to look at things. The allocation of scarce and valuable and expensive staff resources in perhaps 25 communities to take over this responsibility...I don't think is an acceptable way of dealing with this at all. Mr. Speaker, why hasn't the Minister put together a couple of options and circulated them to us to see just what kind of program we might be able to support in this situation? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill Braden on Question 262-15(4): Beverage Container Program
In the Legislative Assembly on October 25th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Question 262-15(4): Beverage Container Program
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