Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In reply to the question, I think the important thing to realize, in particular with the situation in the Dogrib area where third-party interests and land claims negotiations are under way, is that we do have signed interim protection provisions that relate to any dispositions of land. So this bill does not automatically give the right to a municipality to go and establish a quarry. It gives them the legal capacity to do that, but there's still the next step that they have to approach the land owner and go through a whole land application process. This process is now subject to the interim provisions agreed upon by the Government of Canada, the territorial government and the Dogrib Treaty 11 Council. In that, there's a consultation process to make sure that areas of specific interest to third parties are not given away in claims processes. So we are continuing to operate with that in mind.
Mr. Ashton on Bill 9: An Act To Amend The Charter Communities Act
In the Legislative Assembly on October 6th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Bill 9: An Act To Amend The Charter Communities Act
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 5th, 1994
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