Thank you, Mr. Chair. As the Member is well aware, this issue was put in place to help offset the concerns around Ikhil, Norman Wells, and Inuvik. We believe that moving forward, as the Member has alluded to in his comments in the House there, that we have learned how to operate this thing efficiently. The other thing that we have done at the same time is gather information, and we do not see that it warrants having this in place. We believe that the accelerated ice road could be done with limited disruption, as the ferry was closed 40 per cent of the time, as I have said a number of times due to the weather factors. There are a number of things that have come to make this decision for us to bring this forward, and we believe it is the right one. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Wally Schumann on Committee Motion 57-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral Of Programs And Services Activity, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 21st, 2017. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 57-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral Of Programs And Services Activity, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 20th, 2017
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