Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, it would be very difficult for us to try and forecast if a company was struggling and surviving and continuing to make their payments or preparing to shut down and go into receivership. We are more in a reactionary mode when we become aware that a company has filed for protection or have left the North and are no longer doing business. In some cases, for example, in the fuel tax portion, we became aware of it when we did not receive the previous month's remuneration or payment on the fuel taxes and started making some calls. A cheque was then issued for the month after that and then in continuing to try to follow up on the previous month, by the time we got to it, they had shut the doors and we lost a couple more months on the fuel tax side. Again, for example, if a company purchases its bulk fuel from out of the Territories, and they come into the Territories, we still tax that and we go back and try to recover it. Again, on a monthly basis, they would pay us. But if they don't, because they haven't picked it up here, it is a little bit harder and we have to go after them for some money. In this case, we lost approximately three months I believe.
Floyd Roland on Committee Motion 40-15(3) To Amend Bill 17 To Come Into Force On The Earlier Of The Prorogation Of The First Session Of The 38th Parliament And The Coming Into Force Of The Civil Marriage Act (canada), Defeated
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Committee Motion 40-15(3) To Amend Bill 17 To Come Into Force On The Earlier Of The Prorogation Of The First Session Of The 38th Parliament And The Coming Into Force Of The Civil Marriage Act (canada), Defeated
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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