Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of ITI. In my Member’s statement today, I spoke about the need for our government to encourage investment in mineral exploration in the territory. It is an important way to encourage the growth of employment for Northerners and of course, wealth in the territory, but a recent media release from the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines last week called for changes. It says that time, transparency, and certainty around permit approvals for exploration projects is causing exploration companies to have lower confidence in an already high-risk endeavour. Could the Minister tell us what steps the GNWT is taking to help reduce the lengthy timeframes that companies have to wait to receive permits for exploration? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Cory Vanthuyne on Question 76-18(2): Encouraging Investment In Mineral Exploration
In the Legislative Assembly on February 29th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 76-18(2): Encouraging Investment In Mineral Exploration
Oral Questions
February 28th, 2016
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