What the government can do and what the government is doing is assessing the feasibility of this project so that we can actually determine what the actual costs will be and then be able to make an informed choice about whether or not the government can find a way to fill a gap, if there is, in fact, a gap in the market. By doing that, we can also go out and see if there may be potential partners. This may be an opportunity where the Indigenous governments of that region may want to become involved, but it's difficult to go and have that conversation in a meaningful and honest way without really understanding what the costs are. Having done the initial feasibility, having gotten some initial estimates, we are now analyzing those costs so that we can have exactly the kinds of conversations that I think the MLA, quite rightly, is asking about.
Caroline Wawzonek on Question 437-19(2): Cell Phone Coverage on Highway No. 3
In the Legislative Assembly on October 30th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Question 437-19(2): Cell Phone Coverage on Highway No. 3
Oral Questions
October 30th, 2020
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