Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a return to written question asked by Mr. Yakeleya on May 26, 2005, regarding alcohol sales and revenue.
The Northwest Territories Liquor Commission tracks sales of alcoholic beverages made by liquor outlets in the Northwest Territories. The data provided is for the 2004-05 fiscal year, the latest complete fiscal year for which data is available.
Total sales of alcoholic beverages from the Norman Wells Liquor Store were $1.884 million and $37.724 million for the Northwest Territories as a whole.
Revenue from the Norman Wells Liquor Store contributed 4.9 percent of the total Northwest Territories liquor revenue.
Most, if not all, jurisdictions in Canada sell overproof liquor. The Northwest Territories Liquor Commission is currently polling other jurisdictions to see if there are any alcohol bans on items such as overproof alcohol in Canada. I will provide the Member with the results of the research once it is available. Thank you, Madam Speaker.