Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I certainly don't feel like the Maytag repairman anymore. Mr. Speaker, our government's position is that the pipeline will happen. It will take place. But the negotiations are proceeding. Every day, I am in contact with some of the parties, all of the parties, depending on what is happening, and monitoring what is going on. This is very tough negotiating. There are $7 billion plus just in the expenses, plus huge amounts of revenue if it goes ahead. It is a huge amount of revenue for us as a government, for the federal government, for the producers, for the aboriginal organizations and governments. So it is very tough negotiating. But our view is that this pipeline will go ahead. Any time people make demands that are put forward as ultimatums, that tends to threaten things. I don't think it serves a really good purpose. We believe that this is good for the North and will happen. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 122-15(4): Government Position On Future Of Pipeline
In the Legislative Assembly on October 14th, 2005. See this statement in context.
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Question 122-15(4): Government Position On Future Of Pipeline
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 13th, 2005
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