Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Myself, as the Minister, and all Members of our government have been consistent in the fact when we're approaching the government and saying, look, you know, the resources are up there and you guys want to access them and the one way to do it is to build the Mackenzie Valley highway. We threw lots of different scenarios at them, of course, like telling them that you can help the Mackenzie Valley gas project indirectly by building a road. For a while they did listen to that, but the basic thing that we get is that the need is still not perceived to be there for them to invest in the North. We continue to do that in all our submissions that we provide to the federal government, is that we provide a business case that there is a need -- CFC I, CFC II, Connecting Canada: Coast to Coast to Coast -- and we tried to make the case that the need is here and it's today and it's real. But the federal government continues to see that it's still an option for them, Mr. Chair. Thank you.
Kevin A. Menicoche on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 21st, 2007. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 21st, 2007
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