Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And Jay pipe's a good example of the vast resources that we have here in the Northwest Territories. 1.3 million square kilometers, much of it contains a number of diamonds, precious metals, rare Earth elements, critical minerals, timber, wildlife, all sorts of natural resources that the people of the North can benefit from and resources that we should be able to benefit from. And we are doing that by working with industry, working on streamlining our regulations to the extent that we can, understanding we're just one partner in land management in the Northwest Territories. We manage the land collaboratively with the Indigenous governments, and the Government of Canada also has a role. So part of what we need to do is explain to industry what it's like to do work up here. To that end, I've mandated the Ministers of ECC and ITI to work together so that industry will have a single window to come to and so they can hear from the regulators, hear from those we're promoting, development, and help make -- get their way through that process of, you know, right from exploration to mining. So that's just one of the things that we're doing here. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
R.J. Simpson on Question 413-20(1): Economic Viability of Northwest Territories
In the Legislative Assembly on November 1st, 2024. See this statement in context.
Question 413-20(1): Economic Viability of Northwest Territories
Oral Questions
November 1st, 2024
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