Madam Speaker, in much of this discussion, we tend to want to focus on the hypothetical, the what-ifs. We don't know what's going to happen and obviously we can't chain people up and force them to work or force them to live somewhere. We have to do our best to make sure that it is an environment that people want to live in; that's what we are here to do. We are here to improve life, reduce the cost of living and make sure this is the best place in the country to live. I believe it is. Will some people want to move south because they have now seen a window? I don't know. I guess hypothetically that is the case. The mines do provide the charters coming north. They are aware of who is on these charters, but they can't insist that because you have chosen to move south for whatever reason that you can no longer be employed at the mine. I hazard a guess that they would run afoul of provisions of the Charter of Rights by suggesting that. So I think it's important for us to focus on what we can improve in the North, instead of looking at protectionist measures and trying to project the absolute worst-case scenario. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Brendan Bell on Question 32-15(4): Impact Of New Diavik Travel Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on May 27th, 2005. See this statement in context.
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Question 32-15(4): Impact Of New Diavik Travel Policy
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