Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Premier and they relate to my Member’s statement about the Mackenzie Gas Project. I want to get clarity from the Premier as to what role we play and what role we can play to
advance the agenda of the people who are actually doing this, the proponents. We have spent an inordinate amount of time and money as a government to get ready for this. We have seen industry spend an inordinate amount of money to get ready for this pipeline. Other than sitting on the sidelines waiting for the Joint Review Panel to report and waiting for the NEB to review that, what active role can our government take to ensure that the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development still understands that this is a project that we need? This is a project that Canada needs. This is a project that we need. How can we give it some kind of prominence or priority in terms of all those discussions that go on with Ottawa?
We went down there for NWT Day. We talked about devolution, resource revenue sharing, specific infrastructure funding, housing funding, protected areas. They give us one little thing, they say there you go, go away now, we gave you that. How can we get this pipeline, which I think would be a great economic boost to this Territory right now, somehow communicate that is front and centre for us, that we’ve had theme days on? I think that’s the truth. Thank you.