A recent article in the Edmonton Journal makes a good point. Some of the money that is leaving the Territories, and Ottawa's so-called justification for this money leaving the Territories saying that they pay us more in transfer payments than we get in royalties, that is pretty lame, as far as I'm concerned. We are part of Canada. It is their obligation to look after us like they look after the rest of Canada. Saying that they are giving us more in transfer payments, I think, Mr. Speaker, is a pretty poor excuse. Saying that they don't want another Alberta with their big heritage fund and them keeping a part of their royalties also stinks. It is a pretty lame excuse, Mr. Speaker. We don't want to be another Alberta. We want to be the Northwest Territories. We want to be able to keep what is rightfully ours.
Robert C. McLeod on Federal Government's Position On Resource Royalties
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Federal Government's Position On Resource Royalties
Item 3: Members' Statements
February 26th, 2006
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