Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that's one side of things. The other side is the re-entry flights. The re-entry flights where people literally sat and waited. Some people have never heard back. They needed to get back for work. And in some cases, like I said in my Member's statement, if people didn't get home they lost their jobs, their permanent residency in this country was going jeopardized, the fact that they needed some people to get home for safety reasons. I mean, there's a multitude of nuances. And the other part of that is that the airlines on the way home were also capping flights between $150 and $250. So I'm wondering, then, if the -- if MACA won't reimburse the flights, even though, yes, I agree it does state under the DFAA eligible response costs include, and that includes transportation. There's also section 5.2.1 which also refers to travel, accommodations, incurred during an evacuation. But if this -- if MACA will not do it under the DFAA, will they put together a program similar, then, to the transportation -- Evacuated Transportation Support Program where we supported residents who drove out. They can put together, you know, a fixed cost of what they'll support residents with and tie it into that. So there are other ways that creatively the government can support residents to refund these costs, and I'm wondering if MACA will do that. Thank you.
Caitlin Cleveland on Oral Question 1585-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Crisis Communication
In the Legislative Assembly on September 28th, 2023. See this statement in context.
Oral Question 1585-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Crisis Communication
Oral Questions
September 28th, 2023
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