Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a few questions to the Premier and this is in relation to the resource revolutionary tactics and devolutionary tactics and the whole business of making sure that the control and the wealth from our resources comes to the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, I was having a look at the speech that Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave out here in the Great Hall last August. He made a couple of fairly clear and fairly straightforward commitments in here. Very briefly, Mr. Speaker, I'm going to quote from his speech when he said that "we" -- I believe I take that as Ottawa -- "we are committed to renewing and strengthening territorial formula financing and equalization, and a new deal on resource revenue sharing is inseparable from these negotiations." Earlier this week, Mr. Speaker, the Premier advised us that, according to the Prime Minister, it is premature to expect a resource revenue sharing deal; however, we will be able to go ahead with deals to deal with fiscal imbalance. That part can go ahead. So there's quite a contradiction here from last summer when the Prime Minister said financing and resource sharing were inseparable and now they are. Can the Premier help square up this contradiction in terms from the Prime Minister?
Bill Braden on Question 457-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
In the Legislative Assembly on March 8th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Question 457-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 7th, 2007
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