Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I can appreciate the Minister's dilemma since the Treaty 8 people are in discussions with the federal government; but I am talking about territorial taxes, which has nothing to do with the federal government. This legislature has adopted this document which says that we shall respect aboriginal rights, treaty rights and aboriginal concerns and views when planning and making decisions, and we want to move forward. I would like to know if he, as the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, would undertake to bring this matter to Cabinet, so they can look at this and, if proper, to rectify this injustice that has been occurring since 1899, and in the case of the Northwest Territories, since 1890. Thank you.
Roy Erasmus on Committee Motion 2-13(5): To Amend Committee Motion 1-13(5)
In the Legislative Assembly on October 23rd, 1997. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 2-13(5): To Amend Committee Motion 1-13(5)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 23rd, 1997
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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