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Further Return To Question O85-12(1): Minister Meeting Staff And Clients Of Social Services
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Oral questions. Mr. Lewis.

Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We seem to forget very soon that we have identified the economy as probably the huge problem that we have never really resolved, and we now have a new Minister for Economic Development. The previous Minister of Economic Development identified a plan, a strategy, and I would like to ask the new Minister what plans he has to create wealth in this part of the world, and not just take in each other's laundry, not just simply move government money around. What plans does he have to really develop an economy in the NWT? In a broad sense, because he is now putting together a budget which has to reflect what he wants to do.

The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Minister of Economic Development.

Return To Question O86-12(1): Minister's Plan To Develop An Economy In The Nwt
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John Pollard Hay River

Mr. Speaker, the first thing I would like to do is to get our government to spend more money in the NWT and less of it south of the 60th parallel.

---Applause

Secondly, Mr. Speaker, I have been known as one of those people who have said on many occasions that we have to make the pie bigger. You heard the Government Leader yesterday announcing that there is a lot of interest in mining in the NWT at the present time. You heard her announce that there is going to be some drilling taking place in the Beaufort, in the Delta. Those are large-scale things that hopefully will employ a lot of northern people.

Tourism remains still an industry that is quite large. It employs a lot of people, so I will be trying to enhance the tourism industry. We are hoping that we are going to be able to start marketing arts and crafts out of the NWT and buy up more of those things as a government and keep more of those people busy who are presently not able to sell their arts and crafts.

In the new year MLAs will be getting a letter from myself encouraging them, when they are in Yellowknife, or when I am in their constituency, to sit down with me to discuss an economic plan for their own particular constituency. I am prepared to meet with MLAs on a regional basis, as well, if they want to talk about regional economic development. I expect the MLAs in this Legislative Assembly to be a part of telling us how to promote the economy of the Northwest Territories as I think they have just as big a stake in it as we do, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Return To Question O86-12(1): Minister's Plan To Develop An Economy In The Nwt
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Mr. Lewis, supplementary.

Supplementary To Question O86-12(1): Minister's Plan To Develop An Economy In The Nwt
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

The previous Minister for Economic Development and Tourism indicated that there were three ways in which we could really increase wealth here. We could do it, as the Minister has pointed out, through tourism; we could it through arts and crafts; and we could do it through renewable resources; but to date I have heard the major activity is going to be in non-renewable resources, which makes sense to me as well.

My question to the Minister is this, is he still committed to doing the kinds of things that are done in the Third World -- and we do have a Third World economy -- are we committed to doing the same kinds of things that Mr. Wray did, spend four million dollars to develop some kind of strategy in Spain so that we can tell the world how wonderful we are? It reminds me very much, Mr. Speaker, of those Third World countries where you get aid from some foreign country and then you build a monument to the king so it makes you feel good. I see the Expo thing very much along those lines. Is the Minister, in fact, committed to that kind of an approach to giving the Territories a profile in order to create the wealth that we would like to see in our part of the world?

Supplementary To Question O86-12(1): Minister's Plan To Develop An Economy In The Nwt
Question O86-12(1): Minister's Plan To Develop An Economy In The Nwt
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Question period has concluded, but I will let the Minister respond to this one question.

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think economic development starts at home, it starts in the Northwest Territories, it starts in the communities and it starts with this government. I think we are interested in not so much being part of the economy when we try to start businesses, we are interested in people owning businesses, operating them themselves; we are interested in creating opportunities for people to gain wealth and we should be there as a facilitator, Mr. Speaker.

I know what the Member is saying about the Seville issue, and I would have to say that tomorrow you will listen to me make a reply to Members in this House with regard to questions on Seville, so I would ask him to be patient until then. If he is asking this government if we have plans to go clamouring around the world trying to promote the Northwest Territories, I would have to say no. I think we are interested in starting at home, working at home, looking at southern Canada, looking at this continent and trying to make an economy out of what we have here as opposed to just globe-trotting and trying to put in a presence. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Further Return To Question O86-12(1): Minister's Plan To Develop An Economy In The Nwt
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

The time limit for oral questions has expired. Item 6, written questions. Written questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to Item 5, oral questions.

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Unanimous consent is being requested. Are there any nays?

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An Hon. Member

Nay.

Further Return To Question O86-12(1): Minister's Plan To Develop An Economy In The Nwt
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

There is a nay. The request has been denied. Item 6, written questions. Written questions.

Item 7, returns to written questions. Returns to written questions.

Item 8, replies to Opening Address. Replies to Opening Address. Item 9, petitions. Mr. Zoe.

Item 9: Petitions
Item 9: Petitions

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Henry Zoe

Henry Zoe North Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to table Petition 2-12(1), a petition to the Government of the Northwest Territories to fund the construction of an airport in Rae-Edzo. The petition comprises 173 signatures.

Item 9: Petitions
Item 9: Petitions

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Petitions. Petitions. I wish to inform the House that the Chair has noticed that yesterday Mr. Pudlat provided the House with a document under the item, petitions. I have reviewed this document and find that it is not a petition and have therefore ordered that it be considered as a tabled document. Therefore it will become Tabled Document 12-12(1). I can inform Mr. Pudlat that by making this a tabled document it has become an official record of the Assembly and he has met his obligation to his constituency on this matter. Petitions.

Item 10, reports of standing and special committees. Reports of standing and special committees. Item 11, tabling of documents. Mr. Lewis.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

December 11th, 1991

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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table Tabled Document 13-12(1), An Act to Amend the Liquor Act. This is a bill which I tried to introduce in 1988. It will provide

enabling legislation so that an individual, anywhere in the Territories, who wants to do it with the approval of the local government organization, could establish a brewery in that particular part of the world. I intend to introduce this as a Private Members' Bill in the February session. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Tabling of documents. Mr. Zoe.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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Henry Zoe

Henry Zoe North Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table Tabled Document 14-12(1), a newspaper clipping from the Globe and Mail with regard to the BC Government recognizing aboriginal land title.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Tabling of documents. Ms. Cournoyea.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 15-12(1), Northwest Territories Power Corporation Annual Report 1990-91, Planning Power for the Future; the continuing challenge. Thank you.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Tabling of documents. Mr. Pollard.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table Tabled Document 16-12(1), my undated letter of resignation to the Hon. Nellie J. Cournoyea, Government Leader. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Tabling of documents. Mr. Bernhardt.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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Ernie Bernhardt Kitikmeot

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table Tabled Document 17-12(1), which I referred to in my Member's statement.

Item 11: Tabling Of Documents
Item 11: Tabling Of Documents

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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne

Would you please indicate to the House what the document is, Mr. Bernhardt?