Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think, as the Premier has just answered in previous questions, we are working on a resource revenue sharing/devolution deal with Ottawa in parallel. Obviously we need economic development; we need this project, the business benefits, the opportunities that will flow from the Mackenzie gas project. The opening of the basin will be critical for much of the Northwest Territories. Some of the communities up and down the valley experience unemployment of 30, 40 percent. So, yes, it's our top priority to get devolution and resource revenue sharing. We think we can do this in parallel with support for this project, and I believe Members of this House have indicated and reiterated their support for the project through a couple of successive motions. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 373-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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Question 373-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 19th, 2007
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