Mr. Speaker, yes, we had a conference call yesterday with some of the leaders; not all the aboriginal leaders, but certainly the president of the Inuvialuit and the president or chairman of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group, president of the Gwich'in Tribal Council. We had discussions yesterday. We agreed that we don't want to overreact to this. We know those numbers are Imperial's numbers. We haven't seen the detail of how exactly they've arrived at them. That we want to look at it, make sure that what we're asking for and what they are asking for and what we expect is that this project will be treated fairly, it will be treated with the same kind of consideration that is given to SunCore or to any other major mega project in Canada. No less, no more, but it should be treated the same way. This one is too important for us in the Northwest Territories to take a stand that just doesn't stand up to the way the federal government or governments generally have been treating other mega projects. So, Mr. Speaker, what we're asking for is to be treated the same way as other projects and this one, which I agree is critically important to the Mackenzie Valley and to the Delta, that it goes forward on an economic basis, but on a fair basis in terms of how other projects are treated in Canada. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 9-15(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 9-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project
Question 9-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 12th, 2007
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