Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I'd like to talk about a couple of policies this government is currently considering eliminating or revamping. The two I want to talk about are the business incentive policy and the negotiated contracts policy.

Mr. Speaker, I do agree that both of these policies need some changes made to better suit our changing northern economy. What I do not agree with, Mr. Speaker, is the view that these economic changes are happening in all communities across the NWT.

Mr. Speaker, many small communities in the NWT only have one or two small businesses located within the community. It may be a development corporation which relies heavily on government contracts to keep the corporations operating. Mr. Speaker, we all know that many of these large contracts can only be acquired through a negotiated contract process or by the inclusion of the business incentive policy for these small communities' development corps. Mr. Speaker, this government has to start looking at two different versions of these policies: one version for the larger centres with

the large economic bases and development activities, and one version for the small and more remote communities with very limited development opportunities.

Mr. Speaker, it is obvious that one policy does not work for a diversified economic environment, and I think it's time to make the required changes that meet both the needs of the large urban centres and the requirements of our small northern communities. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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