I would like to thank the Minister for that. I am just worried, though, that, with the $600 million contract already out there, that this is starting to slip away from us. So, later today, I am going to table a letter from the Giant Mine Oversight Board that is quite critical of the current approach on socio-economic benefits by the federal government: there is no overall plan; engagement is encouraged instead of real targets; non-Indigenous Northerners have not been included in the approach to date; no economic impacts are predicted; and so on, but, perhaps most importantly, a collaborative consultative process is recommended to develop a socio-economic benefits plan. Does the Minister support a broad consultative process to develop a socio-economic benefits plan for the Giant Mine remediation project?
Kevin O'Reilly on Question 245-18(3): Giant Mine Remediation Project Socio-Economic Benefits
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2018. See this statement in context.
Question 245-18(3): Giant Mine Remediation Project Socio-Economic Benefits
Oral Questions
March 11th, 2018
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