David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the fact of the matter is that is 2002 dollars. It is five years later. The cost of those tolls is going to be $6.75. That is in today’s dollars. When the bridge is constructed, it will be 2010. You can rest assured, due to inflation, those costs per tonne are going to be over $7. Again, I would like to ask the Premier, where is a cost-benefit analysis of the Deh Cho Bridge project based on current factual information? That is $150 million. That is $7 a tonne. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Minister Roland.

Thank you, committee. Industry, Tourism and Investment, operations expenditures, page 10, economic development, $3.083 million, total department, $3.083 million.

Clause 6.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That money could be used in education, health care or housing. It’s just that now future governments will have no say in the matter, and that, Mr. Speaker, is a shame. Mr. Speaker, once again I will state for the record that I do support a bridge being built across the Mackenzie River but not without substantial funding from Ottawa and not without the proof from this government that costs will not increase in the city of Yellowknife or in the North Slave region. I just cannot believe the government is moving ahead with this project when it’s faced with so many...

The question was whether you would be willing to share the correspondence, Mr. Minister.

That’s good. Thank you.

Clause 4.

Thank you, Minister Roland. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No, 2, 2007-2008, and Bill 15, Liquor Act, and would like to report that Bill 18 is ready for third reading, as amended. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.