Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the staff that we have and the resources we have presently are fully engaged. We do not have additional resources available to undertake what the Member is suggesting. The federal government, I believe, is obliged to step forward and help us make sure our roads are properly maintained, developed and finished so that development can happen in a way that will benefit us. The federal government has to take primary responsibility for helping us fund the training programs that are required so that our people are trained and educated to do the jobs that will be coming forward. I believe the federal government has to take the responsibility for making sure the many boards and agencies that deal with environmental and land use planning and the developmental aspects of development as it encroaches on the North are dealt with and communities are prepared in order to deal with those. So we still insist that our government is not resourced properly. We are on a fixed formula and there is no mechanism right now for us to benefit from resource development because those projects that are now having revenue flowing from royalties are going all to the federal government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question 208-14(6): Oil And Gas Development Readiness Plan
In the Legislative Assembly on March 11th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 208-14(6): Oil And Gas Development Readiness Plan
Question 208-14(6): Oil And Gas Development Readiness Plan
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 10th, 2003
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