Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the cooperation plan unfolds and as we get down the road toward the joint environment impact assessment hearings, and we are preparing for these coordinated regulatory hearings with the NEB, the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, the Gwich'in Land and Water Board, and the Sahtu Land and Water Board. We will make sure that they are holding hearings in the same area so as not to have such a cumbersome process that we are tied up in consultation for the next 15 years. Certainly, the Government of the Northwest Territories will come forward, make an intervention, represent the interests of the people of the Northwest Territories, ensure our interests are upheld, ensure that northerners are involved and heard, and make sure that the management of our environment and wildlife is first and foremost and that the benefits that flow from not just this development, but any other development, as has been our past practice. We will stand up and make the case that the benefits need to remain in the North, as well as the job opportunities and the business opportunities. You can expect to hear that message loud and clear from this government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Brendan Bell on Question 62-15(3): Support For The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
In the Legislative Assembly on March 23rd, 2004. See this statement in context.
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Question 62-15(3): Support For The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 22nd, 2004
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