Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development.
- Could the Minister please provide information stating the number of businesses that are registered under the business incentive policy?
- Could the Minister please provide information regarding the ownership of BIP businesses. Specifically, how many BIP businesses are truly northern-owned, that is, not a subsidiary of another southern company, and how many are subsidiaries of a southern corporation?
- Could the Minister please provide detail of how much government money is used to finance the business incentive policy?
- Could the Minister please provide detail of how much BIP money is directed to companies that are subsidiaries of southern-owned corporations?
- Could the Minister please provide information regarding the average number of employees registered to BIP businesses?