I'm trying to get to where you think your authority lies for the development of the north and where you think the people who live there intrinsically, like other Canadians.... When you live in Alberta, you and other Albertans decide how things happen. I want to get to that point with you. Do you understand that the ultimate goal is that the people who live in the northern territories will make the decisions for themselves? If you're making a decision, it has to represent in many ways what we want. Is that a fair assessment of what your department does?
On March 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.