Mr. Speaker, there is a cost factor to take the regional trials. There is another cost that is incurred when you attend the territorial trials. There is another cost where you need to pay if you attend the Arctic Winter Games if you are selected, and there is a cost of applying for a passport. Altogether, all these costs associated for attending the Arctic Winter Games comes out to about $300 per athlete, that's providing you make it all the way to the Arctic Winter Games. Now the actual costs are a lot higher than that. We haven't looked at incorporating any kind of subsidy. In most cases, there are organizations in the communities that are paying for some of these fees. In some cases, the schools are covering the costs. So there are a lot of different ways that these athletes are supported. If the Member is asking if we are going to look at ways to subsidize the costs of passports, at this point we haven't considered that and we are not planning to do that. Thank you.
Michael McLeod on Question 355-15(4): Passport Requirement To Attend Arctic Winter Games
In the Legislative Assembly on February 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 355-15(4): Passport Requirement To Attend Arctic Winter Games
Question 355-15(4): Passport Requirement To Attend Arctic Winter Games
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 6th, 2006
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