Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the fact is, with our resources, as the Government of the Northwest Territories our goal is to connect communities first with what limited resources we do have. That will be the issue. We looked all across jurisdictions, whether it's Canada and other countries. Large resource development tends to build their own infrastructure to where they need to go. So that's something that is always going to be part of the equation. In fact, we've partnered, for example, with oil and gas companies on extending winter roads or building them to a higher quality when they are going into the areas they are working. So we work in partnership with them and we continually use that as one of the avenues. But ultimately for new highways in the Northwest Territories, as I have laid out, and airports, it takes the federal government to come to the table. We've approached them on the specific issue of how we think we can achieve that and start building a Mackenzie Highway. But ultimately, it takes the federal government to come to the table and I think we have some workable solutions. It's not a matter of taking new money out of the pot, it's a matter of redirecting the money that comes out of the Northwest Territories and resource revenues. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 276-15(5): Funding For New Territorial Highways
In the Legislative Assembly on February 8th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 276-15(5): Funding For New Territorial Highways
Question 276-15(5): Funding For New Territorial Highways
Item 8: Oral Questions
February 7th, 2007
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