Mr. Speaker, since the Sessional Statement and the budget statement talk a great deal about the need to preserve our fragile northern economy, negotiate contracts and provide enhanced incentives to northern businesses to avoid leakage of dollars to the south, I was very surprised to see the Premier's report on the western Premiers' conference today that Premiers and Government Leaders indicated their support for the continuation of multilateral federal/provincial/territorial negotiations on the reduction of internal trade barriers and the Northwest Territories is a participant in these negotiations. Isn't the reduction of internal trade barriers and free trade amongst western provinces and territories a great threat to the protection of our fragile, developing northern economy and incentives to northern businesses and the reduction of leakage that the government seems committed to? Thank you.
Dennis Patterson on Question 135-12(4): Western Premiers' Agreement On Reduction Of Internal Trade Barriers
In the Legislative Assembly on November 29th, 1993. See this statement in context.
Question 135-12(4): Western Premiers' Agreement On Reduction Of Internal Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
November 28th, 1993
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
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