Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions has a report on the proposed elimination of the Denendeh Conservation Board. The Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions has received three requests from the Executive Council to comment on government initiatives related to the elimination of boards and agencies. The committee has agreed to respond to these requests during the third session.
The current report comments on the standing committee's views of a plan advanced by the Minister of Renewable Resources for eliminating the Denendeh Conservation Board. Two reports dealt with earlier during the third session have considered plans for eliminating of the Student Financial Assistance Board and the board of the directors of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. On March 9, 1992, the former Minister of Renewable Resources, the Hon. John Ningark, wrote to the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions to indicate his intention to dissolve the Denendeh Conservation Board. He stated that the board lacked the support of regional organizations and would have been made redundant by the development of regional land claims. He indicated that he wished input from the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions on this issue.
The standing committee initially considered this matter on April 9, 1992, and further discussions were held with the new Minister, the Honourable Titus Allooloo, on October 27, 1992. Throughout this review, the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions has focused on the following aspects: the establishment, authority and intent role of the Denendeh Conservation Board, the financial costs related to the operation of the board, the current status of the board, the rationale for considering the elimination of the board, and the present availability in future developments of an alternative framework for ensuring that community level in is provided into departmental policies regarding wildlife and habitat management, forestry, and environmental conservation for harvesters, organizations and other public interest groups. The Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions wishes to acknowledge the assistance of both Ministers in meeting with the committee and responding to the Members' concerns and comments. Mr. Speaker, this concludes my introductory comments on our report on the proposed elimination of the Denendeh Conservation Board.
Motion To Move Committee Report 8-12(3) To Committee Of The Whole
I would therefore move that the report of the Standing Committee on Agencies, Boards and Commissions on the proposed elimination of the Denendeh Conservation Board be received and moved into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration. Mahsi.