Thank you, Madam Chair. I may have inadvertently said the Wildlife Act, I believe this is in the regulations which would make it easier for the Minister or department personnel to look at. Rather than having the Minister respond to it again, if he would maybe look at it just from that perspective if it was a ministerial prerogative to change it within regulations. My final question to the Minister is on the funds and programs that the Minister administers through the various loans available in the Northwest Territories. I think it is fair to say that all communities in the Northwest Territories have suffered greatly from the cutbacks and downsizing we have experienced. In my community there has certainly been a large number of government layoffs; there is a large number of bankruptcies, there is a phenomenal amount of real estate for sale and there is a lot of uncertainty out there. What I would like is some comments from the Minister and a commitment to look at reclassifying Yellowknife for a year or two years. For example, that it be classified as a level two community or to make those programs more available because of the hardship that the economy of Yellowknife is going through, as are other communities. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Seamus Henry on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on October 23rd, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 23rd, 1997
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
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