Daniel McNeely
Statements in Debates
Thank you, Minister Moses.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions following up on my statement are directed to the Minister of Infrastructure. My first question, Mr. Speaker: the Government of Canada's Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund has provided $23 million for our new energy programs in the Northwest Territories. Can the Minister provide a breakdown of the types of projects that funding will be used for and how the department plans to roll out the program? Mahsi.
Thank you, Minister Moses. Mr. Simpson.
Mr. Speaker, energy initiatives in the Sahtu. As of this morning, Imperial Oil started supplying gas powered electricity to the community.
Mr. Speaker, energy has been on my mind lately, with the reopening of the Enbridge pipeline and the announcement of the new funding by the federal government for energy programs in the Northwest Territories.
I understand that, back in March, the GNWT secured $570 million from the Investing Canada Plan, and more recently, this government secured the first $23 million of its $31 million allocation from the federal Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund.
Mr. Speaker...
Thank you. Less than a minute. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you, Minister Moses. Mr. Simpson.
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Thompson.
Thank you. That provides me seven minutes here to finish. No, excuse me.
Based on the survey numbers, we are targeting 108,000 visitors and excluding everybody else. For that simple reason, and as I mentioned earlier, I will support this amendment. Thank you.
Thank you, Ms. Lau-a. Mr. O'Reilly.
Thank you. Mr. Thompson.