Bob McLeod

In my opinion the lack of infrastructure is the biggest constraint on attracting investment in the Northwest Territories as well as the low commodity prices and the very high cost of operating in the Northwest Territories. Construction of the Mackenzie Valley Highway would reduce exploration and developments costs along the corridor by as much as 40 per cent. The 2015 Review Report of the Canada Transportation Act estimated a leverage factor of 80 for the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which means that for every $1 of federal and Northwest Territories’ investment in the Mackenzie Valley Highway the...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It’s application base. It’s available to Aboriginal governments, Aboriginal businesses, Aboriginal businessman. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is an area where the department commits to restoring the full budget of the tourism product, diversification and marketing programs for 201617. An ongoing fiscal year subject to budget approval of the Legislative Assembly, the department will restore $250,000 to the program that was proposed as a budget reduction and meet the department’s reduction commitments from other program areas of ITI. The funding will be found through an across-the-board O and M reduction: the activities, the directorate, policy. legislation and communication, and diamond secondary industry...

No, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We meet at least once a year. I think this year, because they had a new minister, we were going to attempt to meet this summer as well. We met in January, and we are looking at meeting again. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

We are a part of Canada. We have endorsed the United Nations declaration. The Government of Canada has stated that they will approve it without qualifications and we will work with them to make sure that we are all dovetailed together in fulfilling the commitments made under the United Nations declaration.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We share information and adopt best practices, and we felt it was successful in the Yukon so it should be successful here as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We are not involved with the owners of the building, but we have been working with the Northern Frontier Visitors Centre and providing assistance in kind, and also helping them move through information gathering steps so that they could be in a position where they can evaluate the full extent of the problem and the cost required to address the situation. Ultimately, our government will try to support the Northern Frontier Visitors Association. Any steps or any next steps or further steps on funding decisions will have to be made on the basis of solid information. Thank...

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. There was internal reallocation of one position from MPR to MPI, and there’s one reduction in an economic development officer position. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The mineral advisory board provides high-level advice to myself and the chamber deals with mining on an issue-by-issue basis. Thank you, Mr. Chair.