Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions this afternoon are for the Premier and this is in his capacity as the Minister responsible for the hydro initiatives in the Northwest Territories. Of course, following on Canada's taking on of the Kyoto commitments, our capacity for hydro development becomes much, much more relevant and, Mr. Speaker, in the past three or four years now our government has invested heavily in communication plans and surveys to get people more familiar with hydro development in the NWT. The projects in the Taltson, in the Taltson River system in the south, and in the Bear River system of Great Bear Lake are high on our list. I wanted to ask the Premier this afternoon, Mr. Speaker, about the negotiations and the arrangements with the First Nations, with the aboriginal people of those regions, of the Taltson and the Bear regions, which are going to be key to implementing any kind of hydro development. What is the status of our negotiations with those partners? Thank you.
Bill Braden on Question 396-15(3): Status Of Negotiations On Bear And Taltson Hydro Project
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Question 396-15(3): Status Of Negotiations On Bear And Taltson Hydro Project
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 15th, 2005
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