Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I believe that when the Electoral Boundaries Commission made the report that they probably looked at the population factor of Cambridge Bay being larger than Kugluktuk and they looked at Umingmaktok and Bathurst Inlet of being closer in geographical location to Kugluktuk than to Cambridge Bay. That was probably their rationale for their recommendation. I think what is important to note is that they were not aware of the family ties between the people of Bathurst Inlet and Umingmaktok with people in Cambridge Bay. They did not take into consideration that those two communities were provided their health care services and their education services through Cambridge Bay and also the fact that they have no scheduled aircraft service into Umingmaktok and Bathurst Inlet. The service they do get is from charter aircraft from an operator based in Cambridge Bay. Just to confirm that I was not wrong, Mr. Chairman, in my assumption of the people of those two communities, I held public meetings down there this past summer and spoke to them about the recommendations and they unanimously asked that I try to move them back in with the Cambridge Bay constituency, and hence, the motion, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
Kelvin Ng on Committee Motion 49-13(4): Td 93-13(4): Recommendation To Amend Model C
In the Legislative Assembly on October 3rd, 1997. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 49-13(4): Td 93-13(4): Recommendation To Amend Model C
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 2nd, 1997
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
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