Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we know that when a business is established and it goes to get financing, it has to establish to the banking community that it can afford to do business based on the amount of projects that it might be able to be successful to win. My understanding is 50 percent of the market is now closed to non-aboriginal companies in my community and on top of that, the aboriginal companies will be able to bid on the other 50 percent that we have to bid on. So there is an absolute disadvantage we are setting up here. I am worried about the future. What are we telling our children? That they will have to get in line to say you are Gwich'in, you line up in this line, Inuvialuit, this line, non-aboriginal this line? What example are we setting here? Again, what is this public government going to do for non-aboriginal companies that are going to be affected by this MOU? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Floyd Roland on Question 45-14(6): Gwich'in Contracting Memorandum Of Understanding
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 45-14(6): Gwich'in Contracting Memorandum Of Understanding
Question 45-14(6): Gwich'in Contracting Memorandum Of Understanding
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 17th, 2003
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