Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just to be a bit more specific, though, one of the definitive objectives of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs is to conclude a negotiation of a devolution free memorandum of understanding. This is sort of the framework within which most, if not all, devolution initiatives will fall. This discussion, as the Minister knows, has gone on for a long time. The actual wording of the definitive objective is to "conclude negotiation." Does the Minister feel that there is a will within the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs? Is their new mandate, at this point, clear enough that the Minister is able to say with some degree of certainty that there is some realistic hope that this sort of agreement can be concluded, if not in the next year, at least within the life of this government?
Michael Ballantyne on Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95Committee Report 2-12(5): Review Of The 1994-95 Main Estimates
In the Legislative Assembly on February 21st, 1994. See this statement in context.
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95Committee Report 2-12(5): Review Of The 1994-95 Main Estimates
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 20th, 1994
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
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