Thank you, Madam Speaker. The Yukon government says that eliminating the GST on fuel would put $200 back into each and every Yukon household and, therefore, back into the Yukon economy.

Madam Speaker, the federal government considers basic groceries, music lessons and even false teeth important enough to be exempt from the GST. Well I believe that we need some kind of competitive edge, some incentive to attract and retain a skilled workforce. The Northern Strategy has to recognize the fact that Northern Canada is a very expensive place to live. We have to try to find a way to give northern Canadians a break. If the federal government's true intention is three strong northern territories, northern development, sovereignty and social growth and development, then a very good start would be to have the federal government exempt the three northern territories from paying GST. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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