Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's our sense that this office will be for the life of the initial stages of pipeline development and construction. Obviously we have a minerals, oil and gas division that speaks to development much more broadly. So what will happen in future, I am not certain. We do believe that with the development and the construction of this pipeline, we will see much more exploration and activity in the sector and I think that will stimulate a further need for government resources and there will be demands on the existing resources, but we have to wait and see exactly what happens. It was a good sign to see the environmental impact statement filed by the producers' group. The next major hurdle is the construction decision. So I know we are all very keen to learn what the producers will determine in the coming months. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 257-15(3): Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Office
In the Legislative Assembly on October 19th, 2004. See this statement in context.
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