Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There has been some discussion with the Territorial Farmers Association recently. There has been, as well, an expectation that the draft economic strategy should become available to us in the next two weeks. So it will be interesting to see what this advisory panel has to recommend, and what their initial comments might be regarding prospects of the future of agriculture in the Northwest Territories, whether it is commercially viable, on what basis that might be argued, or whether we are looking at agriculture from mostly a domestic type of approach. At this time, the Member knows there is no agriculture policy in this government. We are waiting for more discussions between the department and the association as well as whatever the economic advisory panel will provide to us in the form of their draft report, which we will share with the Members. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Oral Question 109-14(2): Dealing With Northwest Territories Agriculture
In the Legislative Assembly on March 22nd, 2000. See this statement in context.
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Oral Question 109-14(2): Dealing With Northwest Territories Agriculture
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 21st, 2000
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