Mr. Chairman, the political agreement that was reached again last year was that -- and the understanding that I have been operating with, both in the last government and this one is that any funding proposals regarding plebiscites or political or constitutional development issues made by aboriginal groups or public groups, particularly in the western part of the NWT, would be done through this committee called the committee of western political leaders. This is sort of an ad hoc informal group that made the proposal together to request the Legislature to fund a western commission. I think it was agreed in our meetings last summer and this fall that the Legislature would not be expected to respond to individual groups. All the funding requests made by these groups would properly be done through this committee. There has been no mention, in the last meeting I was at, of any suggestion by the Dene Nation or the Gwich'in or the Metis, that they would be requesting additional funds for any activities leading up to the plebiscite vote.
Stephen Kakfwi on Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 26th, 1992. See this statement in context.
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 26th, 1992
Page 484
See context to find out what was said next.