Re examining a disputed air navigation sale and fuel tax use
The Auditor General criticizes Transport Canada for selling the air navigation system to a monopoly for 1.5 billion rather than 2.4 billion, labeling it a tax payer funded subsidy. The piece notes 5 billion yearly fuel tax revenue, low road reinvestment, use of funds for debt, and calls for tax relief and debt reduction amid rising rates.
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Premier Clark pledges protection for Northern Rockies reserve
Premier Glen Clark visited the South Peace to announce North America’s largest protected area, the Muskwa Kechika, spanning 4.4 million hectares with over 1 million hectares of Class A Parks. The LRMP process enabled local access for hunters and outfitters in parks and special management areas, with regulated resource extraction to protect wildlife. The tour included events in Chetwynd and Dawson Creek where residents pressed for farmer aid, rural road upgrades, health care, and youth employment amid harsh winter weather. no firm government commitments were made. Clark closed the trip in Tumbler Ridge vowing to return.
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