Part two, vote one, operations and maintenance, total operations and maintenance $9.025 million. Mr. Antoine.
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Committee Motion 47-12(3): To Delete $155,000 From Tax Administration, Department Of Finance
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The Chair John Ningark
Committee Motion 48-12(3): To Adopt Bill 14, As Amended
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
I move, that the schedule to Bill 14 be amended:
a) in part two by striking out vote one, item four;
b) in part two by reducing the amounts set out as the total operation and maintenance by $155,000 to $8.870 million; and c ) by reducing the amount set out as the total supplementary appropriation in part one and part two by $155,000 to $10,122 million.
Thank you.
Committee Motion 48-12(3): To Adopt Bill 14, As Amended
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The Chair John Ningark
The motion is in order. To the motion.
Committee Motion 48-12(3): To Adopt Bill 14, As Amended
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An Hon. Member
Question.
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The Chair John Ningark
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.
---Carried
Part two, vote one, operations and maintenance, total operations and maintenance $8.870 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Total supplementary appropriation in part one and part two is $10.122 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Bill as amended as a whole. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Does the committee agree that Bill 14 is ready for third reading as amended? Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Committee Motion 48-12(3): To Adopt Bill 14, As Amended
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Does the committee agree that we deal with Committee Report 3-12(3), Final Report of the Special Committee on Constitutional Reform? Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Committee Report 3-12(3): Final Report Of The Special Committee On Constitutional Reform
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Kakfwi, do you have any opening remarks?
Introductory Remarks
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As the Members know, we have submitted our report as a special committee. We are prepared to answer any questions the Members may have. If there are no questions and if the Members agree, we would like to see the committee deal with motions based on the recommendations of the committee.
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Thank you, Mr. Kakfwi. Do you have any general comments? Mr. Nerysoo.
General Comments
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Mr. Chairman, I think that all of the Members who served on that committee should receive some recognition for the work they did on behalf of this Assembly. The task was difficult and the work at times probably frustrating because of the people who had to be dealt with. Nonetheless I would like to express my appreciation for the work that was done.
It is my view that while this is the final report of the special committee, I do not think it will take us very long to find that we are going to be into additional discussions on constitutional reform in the north. It is going to require some significant changes nationally in terms of gaining support for the initiatives we take in dividing the Northwest Territories into Nunavut and Denendeh. It will require the support of the governments of southern Canada.
I know that on other matters like the inherent right to self-government, the task is not concluded yet. We still have a lot of work to do. Even in the aftermath of the vote on the Charlottetown Accord, many leaders across the country expressed the fact that had there been a vote primarily on the matter of the inherent right of self-government, it would have received the support of Canadians. However, that is still not a good enough solution in that we did not see the success of the vote on the Charlottetown Accord.
There is still a lot of uncertainty in the minds of the aboriginal leaders and the aboriginal people across the country. I hope that we do not lose sight of our commitment to fighting alongside and supporting the inherent right of self-government for aboriginal people, including the need to ensure that the government of the north finds its rightful spot at the table of First Ministers to ensure representation for the people of the Northwest Territories.
I think that the task that was done on our behalf through the leadership of Mr. Kakfwi and the participation of other Members, not only on this particular special committee, but on other special committees, and through the leadership of Ms. Cournoyea at the First Ministers' conferences went far; perhaps not to the extent that we wanted, but what we wanted was in the Charlottetown Accord. I wish we had been more successful. In the north, we received support. That is a good indication of what we negotiated in the Charlottetown Accord. I wanted to make those comments before we dealt with the recommendations. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Are there any general comments from the floor? Does the committee agree that we go into recommendations as motions?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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Thank you. Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Chairman, we have, as a committee, made three recommendations to the committee. It is our wish that Mr. Gargan move the three recommendations as motions. Thank you.
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Thank you. Mr. Gargan.
Committee Motion 49-12(3): G.n.w.t. Undertake Review And Assessment Of N.w.t.'s National Constitutional Priorities And Objectives
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you. The first recommendation from the committee is, I move that the Government of the Northwest Territories undertake a review and assessment of the N.W.T.'s national constitutional priorities and objectives. A medium and a long-term strategy should be developed to achieve them. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 49-12(3): G.n.w.t. Undertake Review And Assessment Of N.w.t.'s National Constitutional Priorities And Objectives
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The Chair John Ningark
The motion is in order. To the motion.