I think philosophically we are talking about, Mr. Speaker, the same idea. We've been working to negotiate a protocol agreement with the producers group. That protocol agreement would be an umbrella agreement that would spell out the number of sub-agreements that come under it. I think there are -- I am going to guess between nine and 15 -- one of those agreements would be the socioeconomic agreement, and we've also had discussions about the length of time it has been taking to get the protocol agreement finalized. We are in discussions with the producers group and at the same time moving forward on the SEA process, starting to negotiate the socioeconomic process, because, of course, we are concerned about the time frame here, we want to move forward quickly. But, the ideas are similar. We are talking about business targets, we are talking about employment targets. Those kinds of things would be included in this agreement. In general, Mr. Speaker, we are talking about benefits that we think should accrue to residents of the Northwest Territories. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 144-15(3): Potential Impacts Of Resource Development In The Mackenzie Valley
In the Legislative Assembly on May 27th, 2004. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 144-15(3): Potential Impacts Of Resource Development In The Mackenzie Valley
Question 144-15(3): Potential Impacts Of Resource Development In The Mackenzie Valley
Item 7: Oral Questions
May 26th, 2004
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