Mr. Speaker, I will respond since it is not a legal opinion that is being sought here. The committee of political leaders met late last spring, and had decided to take some time after receiving the report from the western commission, the phase one report that they would take the spring and summer to go to the respective memberships and constituencies, and the respective assemblies, to discuss the report and the recommendations within the report, and convening a meeting in the fall, this month, to advise one another of the discussions and the conclusions of their consultations. The committee is comprised of the representatives of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, the Dene Nation, the Metis Nation, the Gwich'in Tribal Council, the Sahtu Tribal Council, the government, and the Legislative Assembly, and I believe now the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council. It was this committee that developed the terms of reference for the constitutional commission in the first place, and had recommended its establishment. I believe that, as of today, there is an agreement that the committee will meet on Tuesday of next week, September 16, at 6:00 p.m. to report to one another on the work that we have all conducted through the course of the summer, and to discuss what we should do from here on, and I hope that we do have the meeting as we planned, and that we will have something positive to report to this Assembly as a result of the meeting. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Question O745-12(2): Development Of Constitutional Development Commission
In the Legislative Assembly on September 11th, 1992. See this statement in context.
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Question O745-12(2): Development Of Constitutional Development Commission
Item 5: Oral Questions
September 10th, 1992
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