Yellowknife South

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It didn’t match up with anything on the page, so, but it’s continuing. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I believe the fact that it’s oversubscribed and the fact that it’s resulted in increased spending and as an industry we already have a guideline that for every dollar you spend on geoscience it results in $5 on exploration and when it goes to development it’s about $150. We think that the criteria we have now is sufficient. We only have $400,000, so we don’t want to spend a lot of money developing additional criteria. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

That’s correct, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline, after a long environmental assessment regulatory review process, was granted a certificate of conveyance and public necessity, which was recently extended, the sunset clause was extended until 2022. The Aboriginal Pipeline Group has arrangements when the pipeline goes ahead to become one-third owners of the Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We work very closely with the committees and I fully expect that we will share that information. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To my right I have Kelly Kaylo, acting deputy minister. To my left I have Deb Archibald, assistant deputy minister, mineral and petroleum resources, and to my far right Julie Mujcin, director, finance and administration. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Member is correct. The board is no longer in operation, but in lieu of it we meet with the communities with regards to Diavik. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. The money came from the feds and there’s been no activity whatsoever, so it’s down to zero. The money is provided by industry as well normally. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We are continuing to contribute to the operations of the Aboriginal Pipeline Group. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’ll take the Member’s request under advisement. We have other boards as well that fulfills the functions that the Member has raised so we’ll see how we can best serve the interests of the people in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Chair.