N.L. MP Jack Harris asks for standing at inquiry into fatal chopper crash

Published Monday August 3rd, 2009

THE CANADIAN PRESS

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland MP has applied for standing at an upcoming inquiry into offshore helicopter safety being set up by the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Jack Harris, NDP MP for St.John's East, asks a question to the government during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday Feb.2, 2009.

New Democrat Jack Harris is a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence.

The inquiry follows the Mar. 12 crash of a Cougar helicopter off St. John's that claimed 17 lives.

Harris says search and rescue is an important aspect of safety in the province's offshore and he hopes the inquiry will be able to address those concerns.

Issues of standing will be considered by the commission at a hearing on Aug. 11.

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