Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Member is fully aware that the Government of Canada, through the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, is the lead on the majority of the mining licenses and regulations on land in the Northwest Territories. We have been working with DIAND to develop new, for example, diamond mine regulations. We will continue to work with them to streamline the regulations. We as a government have taken the initiative to try to deregulate and get rid of some of the red tape for our businesses in general, including the mining industry. We have also done the mine training committee in the Northwest Territories and the new college programs to train people to work in the mining industry. We do have tax credits. Mr. Speaker, there is definitely a difference between the Northwest Territories and Alberta, for example. The difference is, the Albertan people are in charge of their own resources and in the Northwest Territories, we have Ottawa in charge of ours. That is the biggest difference.
Don Morin on Question 615-13(5): GNWT Mining And Investment Policies
In the Legislative Assembly on June 2nd, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Item 6: Oral Questions
June 1st, 1998
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