Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said earlier today in my Member's statement, I was concerned about this one-sided letter sent to the producers. I don't see anything in there for the NWT, and I just can't allow that. Let's put the facts on the table, Mr. Speaker. A signed copy of this letter was slid under the door of AOC that evening that the letter was to be faxed out to the producers. I'm even surprised that somebody knocked on our door to let us know it was there. What about the timing? The Alaska project was already history by that time that this letter came forward. So unless the Premier knows that there was another gas field that was in the foreseeable future, the Mackenzie gas project appeared to be the only game in town. So, Mr. Speaker, I'm hoping the Premier will take these questions seriously, without trying to create some type of distraction when he made light of Mr. Braden not being able to keep up with Cabinet. Mr. Speaker, did we put our people first? I don't know. What did this letter do for the people in the NWT, and where are the benefits spelled out, to the people of the NWT, in writing? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Robert Hawkins on Question 354-15(4): Mackenzie Gas Project Fiscal Assurances
In the Legislative Assembly on February 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Question 354-15(4): Mackenzie Gas Project Fiscal Assurances
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 6th, 2006
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