Thank you, Madam Chair. I support this recommendation. What we have to do is we've got to look to working with Indigenous groups. We need to look at Indigenous ownership on some of these major projects. The other thing is we do need access to green energy and, in the South Slave, or even in the North, if we're going to promote manufacturing, we need access to cheap power, and right now we don't have that. This would provide opportunities in training, capacity building, business opportunities, contracting, a number of areas, so I think that it is okay to dream big. It's moving ahead, slowly, but we have to keep pushing, just like anything else. If we want more houses in the Northwest Territories, we have Members who keep pushing for that. At the same time, we have to continue pushing for the economy and building the economy, as well, so for that, I do support it. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Rocky Simpson on Committee Motion 19-19(2): Committee Report 1-19(2) - Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT - Taltson Hydro Expansion, Carried
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Committee Motion 19-19(2): Committee Report 1-19(2) - Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT - Taltson Hydro Expansion, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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