2003 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 37th Parliament
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ORDERS OF THE DAY -- Continued
No. 55 -- Wednesday, April
30, 2003 -- 2 p.m.
Schedule B
WRITTEN
QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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- 1 Ms. MacPhail to ask
the Hon. the Minister of Transportation, responsible for BC Rail, the following
questions:
- 1. Can the Minister confirm that BC Rail made a profit in 2002?
- 2.
Can the Minister explain what, if any, subsidy BC Rail is receiving over the next
three years?
- 3. The Premier announced in his February address to the province
that BC Rail was costing BC taxpayers a billion dollars in subsidies, yet the
three year strategic plan states that BC Rail has not received a subsidy since
1993. Which is correct?
- 4. The government has booked $61 million in revenue
coming directly from BC Rail. Has the Ministry studied the impacts of their decision
to sell BC Rail and the economic impact that decision will have on the treasury
of the Government this year and future years?
- 5. Can the Minister provide
the Opposition with recent studies that review how our highways will be affected
by the Government's decision to sell BC Rail? Surely the Ministry of Transportation
has analyzed the consequences of the higher freight rates that come with selling
BC Rail to the private sector.
- 6. How does the government expect to bring
in revenue to replace the loss of dividends that were paid by BC Rail?
- 7.
Can the Minister tell the Opposition the cost of the RFP process including the
mayor's committee that is being established?
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