Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Infrastructure needs to be built. We need roads, there are resources, a program such as existed years before, and we need to bring that to the attention of the federal government. They, after all, are the major beneficiaries of the diamond mine that is coming in through the royalty factor, so we need to pressure the federal government. We need a trained work force, and mining companies need access to land. Mining can kick start our northern economy, Mr. Speaker, and that leads to job creation, and that leads to improvement in our ill social conditions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Jake Ootes on Importance Of The Mining Sector
In the Legislative Assembly on January 31st, 1997. See this statement in context.
Importance Of The Mining Sector
Item 3: Members' Statements
January 30th, 1997
Page 317
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