Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the involvement we have had on how to use responsibility within our mandate as a territorial government, to help the community of Yellowknife cope with the difficulties this strike is putting upon them. We will be having a session on Monday to see if there are any actions we can take. We are evaluating what has been told to us by the people and proponents who have been involved actively with this strike. This is being done by our department under the honourable Member responsible for safety, as well as with the R.C.M.P. As Members know, the jurisdiction is not ours and we have continually tried to impress upon the Minister responsible in Ottawa to take on a more active responsibility. We have tried in every way we can and we have not received a favourable response, other than that we really have no business putting our nose into his jurisdiction. In terms of protection to the community there are a couple of meetings going on this afternoon. We will summarize these on Monday and see what other action can be taken. Thank you.
Nellie Cournoyea on Question 5-12(3): R.c.m.p. Protection In Yellowknife
In the Legislative Assembly on November 18th, 1992. See this statement in context.
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Question 5-12(3): R.c.m.p. Protection In Yellowknife
Item 5: Oral Questions
November 17th, 1992
Page 16
Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
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