Thank you, Madam Chair. I hope the Member can appreciate we are in negotiations with the federal government around that very issue regarding Giant. There has always been some debate about surface responsibility. We know one thing clearly, that the federal government is responsible for anything related to waters on the surface and we are having an ongoing discussion around other issues. Of course, we don't budget based on hypothetical negotiations on where those might arrive, so we don't have figures in this budget. I don't want to get into too much detail around the specifics of our negotiating positions, vis-...-vis the federal government in this case. The Member is correct; we are sitting down, we are negotiating and we are attempting to move forward with a cleanup plan. Thank you, Madam Chairperson.
Brendan Bell on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 2005. 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
February 22nd, 2005
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