Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are on the Premier's statement yesterday about the negotiations going on about the concession agreements and the project financing of the Deh Cho project. I think the questions could be answered by either the Premier or the Minister of Transportation. Mr. Speaker, I just want to preface it by, obviously even though I support this project 1,000 percent, it has to stand on its own leg and make a sound business case. But business case for public business is a little different than a private business, which is profit motivated. A bridge like this is a public project and we need to look into costs and benefit analysis. But we throw into that a lot of benefit questions and one of the most important things being reducing the cost of living for northern residents and businesses. The toll that's being proposed will be imposed on commercial trucking and commercial trucks and commercial haul, and the cost has to be something that the commercial market can bear, and that it needs to be an investment on the part of the government to make this project viable. The fact that the federal government will not come into play as of yet is unfortunate. But if the GNWT can bear the cost and make it viable, I think it's something that warrants our support. So I'd like to ask the Minister, as the Premier or Minister, whoever's going to answer the question, about what is the extent of the negotiations that's going on under the concession agreement and project financing? What are the parameters they are looking at to make sure that the cost and benefit analysis of this will make it viable? Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Question 52-15(6): Deh Cho Bridge Project
In the Legislative Assembly on May 10th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Question 52-15(6): Deh Cho Bridge Project
Item 8: Oral Questions
May 9th, 2007
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