Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Picco was looking for a better plan. I am sure Mr. Todd will agree with me, you can move all the jobs out of Iqaluit and move them into Arviat and Baker Lake. In all seriousness, in reference to Mr. Steen's comments and also Mr. Picco's, the word that I heard describe this document from Mr. Todd was, "it is advice, no more, no less." I think if it is anything other than that, there will be some stormy times ahead, Mr. Steen, your comments, if they are correct, will bear out themselves as we go through this process over the next few weeks. The document is not perfect. I see it as advice. When I first looked at it I was upset, I was concerned because it did nothing to help my communities of Arviat and Baker Lake. It does not address the decentralized model as per Footprints 2, as it relates to my two communities. I have a lot of concern with that and so do the people in my communities. I think for the time being that we have to go through the process, and I see it, again, just as document that is providing advice. If the Interim Commissioner, NTI and all the signatories to the agreement see some good in this, fine. If they do not, that is fine also. But I think as a joint agreement by all parties and, as I have indicated and I believe Mr. Picco stated, there are areas of concern that we all share. At this point I think we should go through the document and see it for what it is worth. The various parties can take it or leave it. It is a start. Thank you.
Kevin O'Brien on Committee Motion 95-13(4): Motion To Defer Consideration Of Bill 5
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Committee Motion 95-13(4): Motion To Defer Consideration Of Bill 5
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
October 9th, 1997
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
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