Range Lake
Daryl Dolynny
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, 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 67)
Clause 33 as amended.
---Clause 33 as amended approved
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Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Abernethy.
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When a Minister is answering a question of how we can do things better, rather than using scare tactics maybe we should maybe run things a bit better. That might be the main solution to a lot of the problem we have here.
In its final report to the Minister in 2003, the report called it “the analysis of en route alternative airport facility and requirement of associate issues.” It states and recommends that a number of improvements for extended range twin-engine operation, or ETOPS, and a capital requirement of $19.4 million to extend runway 15-33 to a 10,000-foot runway.
Can the Minister...
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Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. To the motion.
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Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Abernethy.
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Mr. Speaker, I’d like to continue my questions with the Minister of Transportation on my topic today, which is the Yellowknife Airport.
Clearly today, we’ve heard 20 years of a government of complacency. We’ve heard about a government of perpetual planning where the guiding principles of “delay, defer and defuse” I believe are alive and well in this government and a government that is much okay with losing $2 million a year.
Given that the Yellowknife Airport is bleeding, as I said, to the tune of $2 million annually, can the Minister inform the House what are the short- and long-term...
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Clause 33. Ms. Bisaro.
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Thank you, committee. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses into the House.
Minister Abernethy, if you’d be so kind as to introduce your witnesses for the record.
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Again, on February 10, 2015, the Minister was quoted as saying, “We’re going to look at management options at the airport so we can review all the options.” Again I ask the Minister, can he clarify what specifically is going to be uncovered that has not already been done, at minimum, seven times before? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. MacDougall, Mr. Rennie, welcome to the House again. Nice to see you folks.
Committee, we’re going to open up Bill 41 to general comments. Is committee prepared to do clause by clause?