Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said, I'm uncomfortable trying to explain the Prime Minister. He can do that for himself. But, Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has been very clear that he believes the North's time has come. When I look at resource revenue sharing and look back 20 years, there was only 10 or 12 million dollars a year. Now it's 224, 270-some million dollars. Our time has come. We have a strong and a very rapidly growing economy. But if we're going to be independent and be like a province, then we do need an economy. Two or three diamond mines isn't going to do it. We need oil and gas, we need tourism, we need mining, we need a strong business sector. I believe that is the Prime Minister's message to us. If you want to be treated like a big boy, you want to be treated like a province, then you're going to have to work to support projects. I don't know if he nailed it specifically to the pipeline or just saying generally you have to support and encourage this kind of business environment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 457-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
In the Legislative Assembly on March 8th, 2007. See this statement in context.
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Question 457-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 7th, 2007
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