Floyd Roland

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, you're correct that that is not included in this process as it has not been calculated. That was a different action taken by a different department, so we don't have that information available today. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, when you look at the total proceeds outside of the estimates fees we had received for the polar bear trademark, up front dealing with the number, we're about $4.5 million.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, yes, when you add this amount that we're accounting for through the supplementary appropriation to the initial amount that was recorded, we're totalling a $6.5 million loss to the GNWT. Thank you.

Yes, I wish to.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Voytilla can give that detail.

Yes, Mr. Chairman, I am prepared to proceed. Shall I start with opening comments?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the way this deal has been put forward and agreed to is the amount we are entering into this agreement here is capping the GNWT's liability. The federal government has much more in the area of coming up with their share of the costs of doing remediation there. This is our portion that is over. The drawdown will happen over 10 years, but because the agreement was signed in 2004-05, we have to account in that year the full liability, but over a 10-year period will be drawn down as the site work and service area is done. The federal government will be...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2004-2005, be read for the second time.

Madam Speaker, this bill makes supplementary appropriations for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2004-05 fiscal year. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the fees we had to deal with on this and we talk about valuator fees around $8,000; the legal fees incurred to March 31, 2005, were approximately $240,000, a few hundred dollars off of that; receiver fees incurred to April 22, 2005, were in the area of $1.5 million; and then estimated receiver legal fees to June 20th we are estimating another $298,000; and then trustee and bankruptcy fees to March 31st, another $14,500. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. First and foremost, let me be very clear. We do not subsidize alcohol in the Northwest Territories. In fact, we have some of the highest mark-ups of alcohol compared to other jurisdictions and that’s where we get a lot of the profits from. So we don’t subsidize. We don’t subsidize the transportation. We don’t subsidize the sales. It’s all profit and we have some of the highest mark-ups on alcohol products compared to other jurisdictions. I know it’s a difficult comparison when you look at some of the costs of essentials in a community like milk and fresh produce...