Your departmental mandate is to promote and assist in the development of private publicly sponsored business enterprises that will create jobs and income for northern residents. The mandates and roles of other departments have changed, Education has some responsibility for jobs, and some of the programs which previously existed here in this department are moved or have moved. The concern is that there is still a need to develop our economy, create some wealth which is going to stay north, develop our northern businesses and ensure that our government's programs and services are utilized, and we use as much northern content and northern business as possible. Yet, every time we travel and talk with people we are always getting examples of things not going according to Hoyle, things are not working as well as we think. As mentioned earlier in the SCOF report, part of it is the seemingly lack of coordination or cooperation between government departments, joint consultation on projects and major initiatives. I would see this department as taking a major lead in many of these initiatives. Can the Minister briefly advise as to some of the initiatives which the department is taking in terms of developing our economy?
Fred Koe on Committee Motion 73-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 4
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 1993. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 73-12(3): To Adopt Recommendation 4
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 21st, 1993
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Fred Koe Inuvik
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