I am taking a big breath, Mr. Speaker. The Member is asking where the truth is in the statement. I don’t know where he’s heading with that. He has his own beliefs as to where we should go as a government, and my stance is on positions I put forward.
Mr. Speaker, the fact is that our economy and the heating of our homes in the present day require resources. We have those resources in the Northwest Territories. In fact, we have resources that would help the climate change initiative if we were to switch to alternative natural gas instead of home heating oil, for example, and diesel fuel for generation of electricity through power plants.
When you look at the opportunities that come with that and the opportunities that the aboriginal business corporations are involved with now and want to be involved with…. They’re looking to take part in activities that would see development in the Northwest Territories.
Yes, as a government we need to also take the necessary steps, and we are. We will be coming forward with the business plans with a significant investment package that would see us start investing in alternatives rather than maintaining the status quo. We’re starting to do that, but we do live in an environment that requires resources. The world is hungry for them, and we need revenues to operate government programs. If we can’t reduce, we can’t tax people. We need economic development, and we have that potential in the North. That’s simply what’s being stated.