Red Lake mayor Phil Vinet said in 2012, “Thanks to FedNor's support, this project is a win-win situation. We're seeing cost savings for local businesses, new jobs being created, plus new opportunities for businesses throughout the region.”
The mayor also noted that natural gas could reduce the cost of living for residents and help reduce energy costs for about 180 businesses. At the time of completion, the expansion project had created over 100 jobs.
The map shows you other examples: in Quebec, in Thetford Mines; in British Columbia, from Squamish to Whistler, B.C.; and another one in the Northwest Territories, where we're trucking gas over 3,600 kilometres.
The role of the federal government, we believe, is to facilitate these projects, and we have specific asks in terms of reallocating the existing program or infrastructure money for northern communities and for local communities, and supporting an accelerated capital cost allowance for LNG facilities. Each of these offers direct benefits to Canadians and communities across the country, lowering energy costs and delivering more opportunity for Canadians.
Thank you.