Yes, the Minister has certainly read my script on this one. If the problem that the proponents are having is that they want Ottawa to cut them a deal so that they get away with paying less royalties and taxes, just what does that mean for our stake in this? Mr. Speaker, the oil and gas belongs to northerners. We've been working very hard at getting a fair deal here. Now Ottawa is coming into this picture, let's connect the dots here. Does this mean that the Northwest Territories should be downscaling, or revising, our expectations of what we will see in the long term from oil and gas revenue? Thank you.
Bill Braden on Question 285-15(4): Federal Interest In The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
In the Legislative Assembly on October 27th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 285-15(4): Federal Interest In The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
Question 285-15(4): Federal Interest In The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
Item 7: Oral Questions
October 26th, 2005
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