I think that we’d have to be very careful, because, as I said, we do have northern preference policies for northern businesses. As well, we’ve expended a lot of effort to develop an interim northern manufacturing directive and we would really want to support those northern businesses or northern manufacturers that manufacture in the Northwest Territories, because it’s a high-cost area to operate out of and there are also issues and challenges with regard to attracting skilled labour and availability of housing. When we support our businesses, what we do is focus on the labour issues, reducing red tape and also providing a level playing field.
Bob McLeod on Question 318-16(5): Strategy To Support Small And Medium-Sized Businesses
In the Legislative Assembly on November 2nd, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 318-16(5): Strategy To Support Small And Medium-Sized Businesses
Oral Questions
November 1st, 2010
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