The oil and gas sector promises to provide Northerners with increased employment and business opportunities as well as additional tax revenues for the government. However, the northern labour pool may not have the training or numbers to take full advantage. Training for work in the petroleum industry should be a priority for the government.
The FMBS explained that there is not enough money available to provide the necessary training or for other industry programs or services. The committee replied that if the government can find money within for the diamond industry, it can find money "from within" for the oil and gas industry.