Thank you, Madam Speaker. First and foremost, let me be very clear. We do not subsidize alcohol in the Northwest Territories. In fact, we have some of the highest mark-ups of alcohol compared to other jurisdictions and that's where we get a lot of the profits from. So we don't subsidize. We don't subsidize the transportation. We don't subsidize the sales. It's all profit and we have some of the highest mark-ups on alcohol products compared to other jurisdictions. I know it's a difficult comparison when you look at some of the costs of essentials in a community like milk and fresh produce compared to places like Yellowknife or places that have easy access to get the goods in the communities. So it is difficult to compare that but, to be clear, we don't have a subsidy program for alcohol products. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 67-15(4): Using Liquor Revenues For Regional Drug And Alcohol Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on May 31st, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 67-15(4): Using Liquor Revenues For Regional Drug And Alcohol Programs
Question 67-15(4): Using Liquor Revenues For Regional Drug And Alcohol Programs
Revert To Item 6: Oral Questions
May 30th, 2005
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