Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I wholeheartedly support Mr. Antoine. I will give an example here. My community of Pelly Bay is a dry community, no liquor is allowed in the community, either beer, hard liquor, or wine. But for sacramental purposes, sacramental wine, the priest is allowed to have wine in church for the purposes of mass. Thereby, the priest is not breaking the law. It should be the same thing for the native people in the area of my colleague, Mr. Antoine, to bring in tobacco for ceremonial purposes, either from the territories or outside the territories. The precedent has been set within our own jurisdiction. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
John Ningark on Committee Motion 45-12(5): To Amend Clause 6 Of Bill 19, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on April 5th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 45-12(5): To Amend Clause 6 Of Bill 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
April 4th, 1994
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
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