Rylund Johnson on Oral Question 1144-19(2): Cost of the Whati Transmission Line
In the Legislative Assembly on June 3rd, 2022. See this statement in context.
Oral Question 1144-19(2): Cost of the Whati Transmission Line
Oral Questions
June 3rd, 2022
Page 4509

Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my statement I talked about transparency in infrastructure budgeting, and I want to use the Whati Transmission Line as an example.
The Whati Transmission Line has been debated for years in this House. It's clear that millions of dollars have been approved because it appears in the main estimates debates year after year. It's clear that millions of dollars have been spent because there's talk of geotechnical and reporting and a feasibility assessments being done. Some Members have oft-repeated that it would be cheaper to introduce three hydro projects as opposed to one transmission line, which is a statement you can't evaluate because there's no public figure telling you how much the transmission line actually costs.
So my question is, after years of talking publicly about this line and the different costs and weighing the benefits, can we finally have an estimated cost of the Whati Transmission Line? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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