Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Member for raising this concern. The work we’ve done on this comes in a number of layers. First and foremost we had a pan-territorial approach from the three northern Premiers as to making the pitch to Ottawa that the Northern Development Agency needs to be established in the North. Following that and putting that case in, I have worked directly with a number of the federal Ministers to highlight the fact that it makes sense, for a number of the reasons that the Member has raised, that we’re central amongst the territories, that our economic potential is the greatest amongst the territories, and it would make sense to base that here in the Northwest Territories. We’ve put that on the table. My understanding is that it is before the Prime Minister’s office and we are awaiting direction from there.
Floyd Roland on Question 340-16(3): Proposed Northern Development Agency
In the Legislative Assembly on May 27th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 340-16(3): Proposed Northern Development Agency
Oral Questions
May 26th, 2009
Inuvik Boot Lake
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