Thank you. We've always recognized and the U.S. administration has always been fairly clear that they didn't support the floor price subsidy. Our concern has been more with the bill going through the Senate and the bill going through Congress. We also, I think, have to keep in mind that with future presidential elections, we can never know what future administrations will or won't support. So we felt that there was certainly a necessity to keep up the pressure in this regard. We've heard the Premier talk at length about his concerns, should a subsidized Alaska gas project go ahead and what that would mean to the gas market. So we do feel there's a need to make sure we understand what's happening in the United States. The lower 48 states really constitute the major market for our gas in the Mackenzie Delta.
Brendan Bell on Committee Motion 3-15(3): To Delete $120,000 From The Financial Management Board Secretariat Budgeting And Evaluation Re Foregone Interest, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on March 22nd, 2004. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 3-15(3): To Delete $120,000 From The Financial Management Board Secretariat Budgeting And Evaluation Re Foregone Interest, Defeated
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 22nd, 2004
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