Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We don't have much in the way of mining prospects close to us. Our natural resource play is oil and gas. I have a map here that I can show you after the meeting, if you're interested. There were almost 200 wells drilled in the Beaufort Sea, mostly in the eighties. By the way, t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  They are not at all, not a single bit. There were also many wells drilled in the Mackenzie delta area and surrounding areas. The only significant oil and gas play that exists today is Norman Wells, which has been producing oil since 1929. That's the oil field where Alexander Ma

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  All right, I'll show you the map later. A great majority of this equipment and knowledge went to Russia, which has been rapidly developing its northern resources, such as the recent opening of the Yamal natural gas system that is shipping LNG to China and Korea in icebreaking LN

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chairman. I have a book with me that will underline some of the issues I want to speak to you about. I thought perhaps I could pass it around to your members while we're having this discussion.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It'll get stuck in one place, I'm sure. I have a magazine here, Madam Chairman, that was published in the north. It says on the cover that everybody's looking at Canada's far north except Canadians. It's much the way we feel often. It's good to see that your committee is taking