Unless I am wrong, there is only one really enormous mega project currently facing us and that is the mineral exploration, and, frankly, I have said publicly and I will say it again, it is somewhat overwhelming when you recognize the size of it. For example, I was told by the industry, when I was in Toronto, that one diamond mine would bring in revenues of half a billion dollars and expenditures and servicing those revenues would be somewhere in the region of $200 million. So, we are having to make an adjustment to this. We are all having to make an adjustment, whether you are the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources or the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, as to how we comprehend and deal with this issue. Frankly, at this stage of the game, we are still struggling with it. What role do we have to play in this mega project that is staring us in the face, if you want? There are no easy answers to it. We are trying to develop, as I believe my honourable colleague said the other day, some kind of overall blueprint and plan for how we are going to look after the interests of northerners, whether it is in the economic field or in the education and training field, et cetera. But, let nobody misunderstand, if these projects or any one of these projects should take off, we are talking mega projects to the tune of close to half a billion dollars in revenues. Thank you.
John Todd on Question 307-12(5): Ed&t Role In New Initiatives
In the Legislative Assembly on March 16th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 307-12(5): Ed&t Role In New Initiatives
Question 307-12(5): Ed&t Role In New Initiatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 15th, 1994
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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