Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, as Transportation Minister, of course I would love to have the gas tax money spent on the highways, but I think that might be a problem as we look at it from a community standpoint. The gas tax right now is geared towards community infrastructure and there's certain criteria that comes with it. I don't know if that would be flexible enough to put on a territorial highway. We can certainly have that discussion and take a look at it, but right now we're looking at a four-year program to invest in Highway No. 7 and Highway No. 1. We are also having our discussions with the pipeline proponents and we have certain needs we want to bring forward and there are certain legacy discussions we want to have with them and see where that goes and how that unfolds in the future.
Michael McLeod on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 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 27th, 2005
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