Mr. Chairman, I do not know if that is the same question. Right now, the Senator comes from the Nunavut area, from the eastern territory. When there was a discussion in terms of population and what we could get in the interim, the way it had worked up when they went to clear population, it would mean that we would get one, and Yukon would get zero, so there were some provisions to leave some of the smaller jurisdictions the same, even though they maybe should have had less. The reason that we were not able to gain two is because when we made the argument that right now we have a Senator that comes from the eastern part of the territory, and there is a division of the territories being anticipated, there should be one extra one for the west, so that is how we attempted to increase the one Senator to two in the Northwest Territories.
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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