Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't want to prolong this any more than I need to, but I want to thank the law clerk for the helpful information about the scope of what the fund could be used for. I haven't really heard a commitment from the department that they are prepared to use any of the funds that might be generated for remediation. You know, the issue here is about a polluter pays principle, and these contaminated sites were created by this operation. If there is an excess generated, I don't understand why that excess couldn't be used to help remediate these sites, rather than spread it back to the taxpayers of the Northwest Territories. This was raised with the Minister in his department beforehand, but they didn't seem to be interested in moving on this. I am not suggesting that the operation be run on a basis to generate a profit, but if there are some profits, why couldn't those be directed to the remediation of the sites? I don't know whether the Minister has any response to that, but I will give him an opportunity within my 10 minutes. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Kevin O'Reilly on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2017. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
June 1st, 2017
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