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1、ConnectingConnectingCanadaCanadaCoasttoCoasttoCoastCoasttoCoasttoCoastAProposaltoCompletetheMackenzieValleyHighwaytotheArcticCoastNovember2005MessagefromtheGovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriesIn1958,aspartoftheRoadstoResourcesStrategy,thefederalgovernmentan-nounceditwouldcompletetheMacke
2、nzieValleyHighwaytotheArcticCoastwiththevisionofastrongandprosperousCanada,connectedcoasttocoasttocoast.In1972,Canadabeganconstructionofthehighwaytoensurethatthebenefitsofnorthernre-sourcedevelopmentwouldflowtoallofCanadaandhelpassertCanada'ssovereigntyovertheNorthanditsabundantresource
3、s.In1977,alongwiththereleaseoftheBergerinquiryandtheresulting10-yearmorato-riumonoilandgasdevelopmentintheNorth,constructionoftheMackenzieValleyHighwaywashalted.Thirtyyearslater,thingshavecertainlychanged.ThepoliticalandeconomicdifficultiesthatimpededthecompletionoftheMackenzieValleyHig
4、hwayoverthreedecadesagohaveimproved.ThereisrenewedinterestinoilandgasexplorationintheMackenzieValleyandBeaufortDelta.TheMackenzieValleyPipelinehasbeenre-proposedwithaboriginalgroupsnowasdevelopmentpartners.ThebenefitsthatwillflowtoCanadafromtheMackenzieValleyHighwayaregreaternowthanever
5、.InAugust,theCounciloftheFederationmetinBanfftodiscussstrategiestoenhancethecompetitivenessandprosperityofCanada.PremiersfromcoasttocoasttocoastagreedthatCanada’stransportationinfrastructuremustincludeanorth-southfocus.ThepremiersconcludedthatCanada'stransportationsystemisoneofthemostim
6、por-tantfoundationsofourcountry’sinternationalcompetitivenessandiskeytoensuringabetterstandardoflivingforallCanadians.Thetimehascometocompletewhatthefederalgovernmentbeganalmostfourdec-adesago.ItistimeforCanadatobeconnectedcoasttocoasttocoast.CompletionoftheMackenzieValleyHighwaywillimp
7、rovethesocialandeconomicopportunitiesforthepeopleofCanadaandwillensureasovereign,strongandprosperousNationforgenerationstocome.JosephHandleyMichaelMcLeodPremierMinisterofTransportationBeaufortDeltaNearTuktoyaktukTableofContentsPageTheVision2ThePlan5TheBenefits7Conclusion12Corri
