Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I understand the cost of doing business in the small communities greatly increases outside the Yellowknife area. I concur with the Minister on that. I live in the Sahtu. I know the cost of living up there and even further north up in the Beaufort-Delta. However, as you go outside of Yellowknife and look at the resource development happening in the smaller communities, the people are greatly impacted and they are asking for help in the small communities. The message that we were given was that it tends to stay in Yellowknife because of the cost. Sometimes I think in some ways we should look at supporting the small communities. Otherwise, we all might as well move to Yellowknife or Hay River. That's the way it is looking. I can't support that, Mr. Chair. There are communities that desperately need help and there are major impacts that are happening in the Mackenzie Valley or in the Sahtu. In the Sahtu, 34 percent of the pipeline is going to be passing through the land mass. The amount of activity happening in the Sahtu has increased dramatically. I just think we could do more in terms of helping the communities. That's all I have to say, Mr. Chairman. I know my time is up. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Norman Yakeleya on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Others Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Others Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Others Matters
June 1st, 2004
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