The $4.5 million special warrant allowed the GNWT to take the necessary action to transfer responsibility for the closure and the reclamation of the Cantung Mine to the Government of Canada. Both Cantung and Prairie Creek are legacy sites that were not regulated under the modern regulatory and approval systems that we have in place today, and furthermore, they were managed by another level of government with a different level of risk tolerance than the GNWT. In the case of both Cantung and Prairie Creek, the GNWT has protection from liability through the Devolution Agreement. We can't change the past, but we can and have learned from it, which is why the GNWT is carrying out work on securities and the development of systems and guidelines.
Robert C. McLeod on Question 39-18(2): Department Of Lands, Liabilities And Financial Assurances Division
In the Legislative Assembly on February 23rd, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 39-18(2): Department Of Lands, Liabilities And Financial Assurances Division
Oral Questions
February 22nd, 2016
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