Thank you, Mr. Chair. And, yeah, listen, in no way am I insinuating that the work that's being done currently by DMs, and certainly by the Premier's office. Hasn't been good work. And I just wanted to correct myself, so the Northern Operational Support Hubs is what the -- what Minister Blair was talking about, Mr. Chair, and they'll be located in Inuvik, Yellowknife, and Iqaluit, and it appears they're planning on putting some personnel in there too, so I think this is great news. But I just think as a -- you know, as part of that, I think it just gives it more oomph, if you will, Mr. Chair, to have that advisory council put in place to get some expertise on there outside of the political realm as well with, you know, when you see what the Yukon has done with retired major generals on their committee, and I think that gives us, then, a little more expertise and a little more depth when we're in Ottawa and explaining to some folks, as we often have to do, where the Arctic is, you know, what's taking place, the fact that we have a NORAD base in Inuvik that we -- you know, there's a forward operating location there, that we expanded the airport, and those are the messages that we need to get out so when, you know, spending does come our way from DND and we -- you know, we're talking about the Mackenzie Valley Highway and, you know, maybe there's an opportunity there too and working with the Department of National Defence to look at some potential funding for that. But these are, you know, the big pictures. So I just, I guess -- and, again, I appreciate what the Premier is saying, but I think having that advisory council in place gives us that little more kick, if you will, Mr. Chair, for that -- to negotiate that to look at how, you know, again Ottawa looking at the North right now and how we need to make sure that we are certainly not missing the boat. Not to say that the Yukon is ahead of us but certainly, you know, the Yukon having that security advisory council in place, I just think it would make sense for us to do it as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Denny Rodgers on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 28th, 2025
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