Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Okay, let's assume that there's been on-going funds -- the Minister will apprise me of later as to the amounts -- over the past number of years attributed to promoting the Northwest Territories, and I have found a comment from the Angus Reid survey that states that it found very low awareness of the NWT as a destination; less than one per cent. I would suggest one of two things; that promotion money is potentially not being spent too well; and, secondly, if it's one per cent, there is probably as good an argument as anything that could be made to keeping NWT as the name for the new Western Territory. If we've been spending all this money and only this number of people know about it, I don't think we can afford to change and start all over again with all this money and only finish up 10 years from now with less than one per cent knowing about us. Thank you.
Seamus Henry on Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
In the Legislative Assembly on May 13th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 13th, 1996
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
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