Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think there's a lot of merit in doing what the Member is proposing and, in fact, at the Canada Winter Games we will be rolling out this Pan-Northern Strategy, the three territories, to talk about not only promoting the North in southern Canada as a tourist destination, a tourist attraction, but also in terms of business and employment opportunities. We've had some discussions, the other Ministers and myself, about how we carry this strategy forward, how we move it along. There's a lot of legacy potential here in the work that we're doing, and it makes sense for us to continue to pursue this course. So I'm open to suggestions about how we best do that. I think, and the Member made the point, that we certainly do need to do a better job of linking what we're doing in this overall Pan-Northern Strategy and bringing it right down to working with communities who, in effect, will be the deciding factor as to whether or not people are coming north for these employment opportunities. So a very good suggestion. I'd like to take the Member up on that. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 309-15(5): Programs To Encourage Northern Residency Of Resource Sector Employees
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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Question 309-15(5): Programs To Encourage Northern Residency Of Resource Sector Employees
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 13th, 2007
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