Mr. Speaker, an all-weather road from the Mackenzie Valley to the Arctic Coast has been a long-term priority of our government and the people of the Northwest Territories. In the ‘50s, Diefenbaker’s Road to Resources was something that everybody expected to bring this link through. Since then our government has included it in every strategy that they developed either in part in sections of this road or as a whole. However, Mr. Speaker, until we have the resources to pay for it, it still is a strategy. We can’t include it as part of an action plan. So, Mr. Speaker, we continue to look to see how we can get the attention of the federal government to help us finance this road. The Premier has raised it on a number of occasions very recently in Ottawa and very recently with deputy ministers. I have also raised it and will continue to try to move this important priority project forward. Thank you.
Michael McLeod on Question 105-16(3): Mackenzie Valley Highway
In the Legislative Assembly on February 11th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 105-16(3): Mackenzie Valley Highway
Oral Questions
February 10th, 2009
Deh Cho
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