Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, first of all let me clarify my honourable colleague it is this government that is doing the economic strategy and Mr. Bailey and Associates are the consultants we are using for one part of that study. The economic framework we outlined last year really was just explaining to northern peoples the impact of certain aspects of the economy. What we are doing here, is trying to put a coordinated approach and to build the case for a new fiscal relationship with the federal government that will allow a new Western Territory to generate more revenues as it relates to the non-renewable resource envelope. It is a significant initiative, Mr. Speaker, that requires a certain amount of substantiation that Mr. Bailey is working on that requires a certain amount of work Mr. Dent is working on that requires the involvement of Mr. Kakfwi and Mr. Antoine in all aspects of this important initiative we are doing. The difference here is that we are preparing the case for the discussion with our federal counterparts for renewed and different fiscal relationship with the federal government. Thank you.
John Todd on Question 107-13(6): Economic Development Studies
In the Legislative Assembly on September 24th, 1998. See this statement in context.
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Question 107-13(6): Economic Development Studies
Item 6: Oral Questions
September 23rd, 1998
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