Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to follow up on some questions that Mr. Roland was asking of the Minister of RWED yesterday, regarding the Gwich'in MOU. The Minister, in response to the Member, said that there were about $29 million worth of contracts in the area and they've been negotiating up to about half of that, so about $14.5 million. I couldn't help but notice in the listing of projects by community, that they include things like the standing offer for electrical power. In there it's noted as currently sole-sourced to the Northwest Territories Power Corporation. Another one is natural gas, which is currently sole-sourced to Inuvik Gas. Is there an intention by this government to change the sourcing of power and gas in the region?
Charles Dent on Question 267-14(6): Gwich'in Contracting Memorandum Of Understanding
In the Legislative Assembly on June 6th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Question 267-14(6): Gwich'in Contracting Memorandum Of Understanding
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 5th, 2003
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