Mr. Chairman, I would assume, and I believe, that right now the way the Senate is made up, one of the representatives is from the eastern Arctic and there would be one from the western Arctic, so it is not presumed that we would have two members from any other area. The reason why we did request an extra Senator, was to make sure a new territory would have the ability to have the same number as ours, because we could not split one in half, -- that was a joke -- but that was the argument that we made, that at least for Nunavut there should be one, and for the west there should be one.
Nellie Cournoyea on Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on September 28th, 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
September 27th, 1992
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
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