Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I see this move as being regressive and counterproductive to what we're trying to do, and that is to encourage people who work at the mines to live in the North, and everybody knows that the cost of living is higher here. I think that this move on the part of the company, I think they could have found other ways of compensating or increasing, enhancing the compensation of their employees other than this particular move. I'd like to ask the Minister how does he see this affecting other socioeconomic agreements that may be negotiated say for the Mackenzie gas pipeline. Does he not see this move and the acceptance of this move by our government without a lot of opposition to it as sending a wrong message to industry wanting to develop and take non-renewable resources out of the territory?
Jane Groenewegen on Question 25-15(4): Diavik Employee Travel Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on May 26th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 25-15(4): Diavik Employee Travel Policy
Question 25-15(4): Diavik Employee Travel Policy
Revert To Item 7: Oral Questions
May 25th, 2005
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