Mr. Speaker, we've been very clear. We've been very forthright with the federal government in our belief that in order to make this project economic, in order to have the Aboriginal Pipeline Group be full beneficiaries of the arrangement that they have, it was going to require federal support. We've always recognized that and I think we've done a good job of articulating that; lobbying the federal government for the support, Mr. Speaker. We had talked about where we think governments play a logical role and that is in those areas related to infrastructure, in backing the APG. Make no mistake, Mr. Speaker, these mega projects around this country and others do benefit from things like enhanced depreciation schedules. So a depreciation schedule attached instead of to the length of the pipeline time of 30 years, appreciation that is worked out over 15 or 20 years, the length of the anchor fields. Something like that is very common in oil sands and offshore developments. That's another typical area the federal government could help a project without subsidizing. Thank you.
Brendan Bell on Question 1-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project
In the Legislative Assembly on March 13th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 1-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project
Question 1-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 12th, 2007
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