Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is a contribution to the APG to help them resource the work that they are undertaking. Yes, it is a level of support that we are proposing continue for a number of years. I think it's important to provide the kind of stability and certainty that we think is needed in order to get this business deal off the ground. We think there will be a monumental return on the investment if aboriginal groups and northerners are able to take advantage of this pipeline, not only through the typical employment and business opportunities that we've seen in the past, but this shift to actual aboriginal ownership is one that we see makes a lot of sense and we think it's a model that is groundbreaking and will be duplicated in future and allows us to move into entirely new territory. I think it's very exciting. I think the fact that we've expressed our commitment to try to get this money for the next six years, indicates and is a signal that we place this pipeline development and Mackenzie Valley development in general as one of the highest priorities of this government. We really think the impact for people in that area who haven't had the benefit up and down that pipeline of economic development that we have been more fortunate in the North Slave with mining, we think there are real benefits to those areas and want to do whatever we can to support that.
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
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