Debates of November 30, 2007 (day 6)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a question concerning the identification of the transportation priorities. Previous governments and Assemblies have established the access road the priority transportation project. Can the Premier advise me whether the government remains committed to establishing access road 177 for the community of Tuktoyaktuk? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. The honourable Premier, Mr. Roland.

Return To Question 75-16(1): Transportation Infrastructure Priorities

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the area of the access road 177 in Tuktoyaktuk is something that has been discussed by a number of Assemblies. As we’ve heard -- Members are probably starting to get tired of hearing this -- as we set out our direction, as we look at our business planning process, we’ll have to look at how we incorporate a number of these initiatives. This project would fall into that category of having to have a look at it and how it would fit within the overall plan of the 16th Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Supplementary, Mr. Jacobson.

Supplementary To Question 75-16(1): Transportation Infrastructure Priorities

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Premier make it a priority for this 16th Legislative Assembly to get this access road done within the next four years? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Mr. Roland.

Further Return To Question 75-16(1): Transportation Infrastructure Priorities

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it would, as an Assembly of the Northwest Territories to have our infrastructure built, a Mackenzie Valley highway, a highway right from coast to coast to coast, as we’ve said in a number of our plans, previous governments, like the number of documents put out there, that would be a goal of ours to try to continue. We need to sit down as the 16th Assembly and reaffirm that, and that’s the process I think we should be using in this case. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Supplementary, Mr. Jacobson.

Supplementary To Question 75-16(1): Transportation Infrastructure Priorities

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Premier commit to make this a priority, to work with me to make this a priority? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Mr. Roland.

Further Return To Question 75-16(1): Transportation Infrastructure Priorities

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I definitely will work with the Member and try to move this project along and how we work together with ourselves as a government with the Inuvialuit, with companies. We’ve got to come up with some potential solutions of how we can proceed forward with this project. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Final supplementary, Mr. Jacobson.

Supplementary To Question 75-16(1): Transportation Infrastructure Priorities

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the Premier commit to meeting with me and the people, the councils in the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk and the community corp, as well? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Mr. Roland.

Further Return To Question 75-16(1): Transportation Infrastructure Priorities

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would be prepared to try to arrange a meeting with the Member and his community leaders when we can find some time; probably early in the new year at some point, but I would be prepared to set some time up with the Member and go into his community. Thank you.