Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We have been talking to Minister Jane Stewart. We have mentioned it to the Minister of Finance at a dinner meeting in October. I have talked to federal officials within the Prime Minister's office and we have talked to our Member of Parliament, Ethel Blondin-Andrew, about the need to have an Economic Development Agreement. The fact that we are the only region in Canada today without an EDA and yet we are the region in the most need of such a program, as a result of our lobby and the work of our MPs in the budget documents, the federal government has committed to working with the Yukon and the Northwest Territories in developing an Economic Development Strategy. In discussions we have had and will continue to have with federal officials, I believe a strategy will address the need for resources to be allocated to begin work on implementation of a strategy. An EDA is one of the most required elements of such a strategy at this time. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 26th, 1998
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