Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe it is critical that we, as government, do have a position going forward but, more importantly, realize the importance our communities play and the residents, especially in the Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie Delta have played in regards to the Arctic sovereignty. The threat that we have in the Arctic is coming from Russia in regards to submarine traffic and also in regards to air transport flights over the Arctic. I think it is important that we, as government, do a better job by way of ensuring that the federal government commits to infrastructure to accommodate the residents in our communities, but also, more importantly, make that presence a reality by way of realizing the importance that people play in our communities in regards to being the eyes and ears on the ground. I would like to ask the Premier, exactly have we developed a position dealing with Arctic sovereignty so that we can present something to the federal government?
Supplementary To Question 87-16(1): Arctic Sovereignty Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on November 30th, 2007. See this topic in context.
Supplementary To Question 87-16(1): Arctic Sovereignty Matters
Item 7: Oral Questions
Supplementary To Question 87-16(1): Arctic Sovereignty Matters
Item 7: Oral Questions
November 29th, 2007
Supplementary To Question 87-16(1): Arctic Sovereignty Matters
Item 7: Oral Questions
David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe that by building a road to the Beaufort Sea is one way that we, as Canada, can show that we do have control of sea to sea to sea, which includes all the portions around Canada, but also developing an Arctic institute by way of either the Inuvik region or…
Supplementary To Question 87-16(1): Arctic Sovereignty Matters
Item 7: Oral Questions
Supplementary To Question 87-16(1): Arctic Sovereignty Matters
Item 7: Oral Questions
David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Premier, exactly are we looking at federal funding to help us implement our needs by way of infrastructure needs to push the road to the Arctic and also have an Arctic institute in the Beaufort Sea?
Supplementary To Question 87-16(1): Arctic Sovereignty Matters
Item 7: Oral Questions
Supplementary To Question 87-16(1): Arctic Sovereignty Matters
Item 7: Oral Questions
David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in regards to the military side, the Beaufort has played a role in regard to the DEW Line sites, the Inuvik army presence that they had during the 1970s and into the 1980s. I would like to ask the Premier, have we looked at the possibility of a military presence in the Arctic and where they are going to be located? I know there have been a lot of announcements in the Eastern Arctic but very little on the western side. So I would like to ask the Premier, has he also had discussions on military presence in the Arctic and where they are going to be located?
Supplementary To Question 87-16(1): Arctic Sovereignty Matters
Item 7: Oral Questions