Mr. Speaker, at lunch today we heard Claudia Barlow from the Council of Canadians speak about the negative effects of globalization whereby foreign companies will be able to override local laws of interests with impunity. In the future, these companies will not be required to provide any benefits locally. They will be free to come and exploit our resources, and take all the profits from those resources home with them. But, Mr. Speaker, in some ways we are already in that situation. Southern owned big game outfitters in the Deh Cho are not required to provide any benefits from their use of local resources to local people. On both a small scale and a large scale, the prosperity of our northern citizens is threatened. In the face of this threat to our economic well-being, will the Minister of Renewable Resources take a stand to ensure in policy that northerners benefit from all activity on their land? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Kevin A. Menicoche on Question 185-15(3): Benefits Agreements With Outfitters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2004. See this statement in context.
Question 185-15(3): Benefits Agreements With Outfitters
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 31st, 2004
Page 650
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