Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think it's important that we keep in context the fact that this is one agreement of many that we've seen recently that related to the Mackenzie gas project. I indicated earlier the $500 million fund, the access and benefits in our communities, in our regions, are critical. A lot of money, a lot of work, a lot of opportunity, Mr. Speaker. I do know that currently underway in our communities, in our regions, Imperial Oil, on behalf of the producers, is conducting workshops to help build better local understanding related to project timing, related to the bidding and qualification process. They are, as I've indicated, setting up lists and working with the regions to understand who can do what, who will be the approved businesses. I think the proof is in the pudding and in the work that is being done in the regions, by governments and by industry, to help us be ready. Because, Mr. Speaker, commitments are one thing, but if we can't reach those commitments because our people aren't ready, they are, in effect, meaningless. So that's the most important point here, Mr. Speaker. We have a lot of work to do to build capacity and we are doing that jointly. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 404-15(5): Implementation Of The Mackenzie Gas Project Socio-economic Agreement
In the Legislative Assembly on February 22nd, 2007. See this statement in context.
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