Mr. Speaker, as I said before in the House, we had a commitment not to enter into an agreement until we had advised the parties that we had been dealing with over the period of three years. The calls were either conference calls or direct calls by the Premier or myself to the organizations, to the people there, and they were advised of the agreement that we had reached. They were told of the dollar amount and the impact that it would have upon them because, particularly with the aboriginal groups, their concern was that it not get in the way of self-government, treaty rights, infringing upon fiduciary responsibility or land claims. Those kinds of assurances were made, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
John Pollard on Question 355-12(7): Impact On GNWT Re Health Care Billings Arrangement
In the Legislative Assembly on March 30th, 1995. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 355-12(7): Impact On GNWT Re Health Care Billings Arrangement
Question 355-12(7): Impact On GNWT Re Health Care Billings Arrangement
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 29th, 1995
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John Pollard Hay River
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