Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This office will coordinate the activities of this government. The Member is suggesting that that is lacking. I would concur. I would agree that that is lacking and we don't have the capacity currently to coordinate and manage all the activities related to oil and gas and pipeline development. We are hoping that this office can do that. It's going to need direction from the joint committee and need direction from Cabinet and ordinary Members. We can't simply set up this office and hope that it will find its way through the myriad of challenges that will be this pipeline development. The Member has a number of concerns and suggested yesterday that we find the money to fund an office like this from within. I would say, Mr. Speaker, given we are looking to find $20 million in lower priority items in savings as a government this year, then de facto that is what we're doing. We are talking about funding a higher priority item. I would suggest that this is of the highest priority, and we will find money for this office, in this department and in others, in looking at lower priority items. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 194-15(3): Responding To Pipeline Development
In the Legislative Assembly on June 2nd, 2004. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 194-15(3): Responding To Pipeline Development
Question 194-15(3): Responding To Pipeline Development
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 1st, 2004
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