Madam Speaker, token payments for the use of Dene lands and a few unskilled labour jobs are no longer enough. These concessions are nothing more than a modern version of glass beads. We must have the opportunity to participate. This participation, Madam Speaker, does not mean that we will forget our first responsibility to the environment. A lot of us have concerns about open-pit mining and its effect upon the land. These minerals are not going to go anywhere. Trading the environment off for short-term economic gains is not acceptable. We must know what is going on for our sake and that of our next generation. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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