Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I want to make it clear here. I am not suggesting that people other than members of the band council would be addressing band council funding. That is federal money. But what I am suggesting here is that funds for municipal services come from this government. So, therefore, there should be some format established whereby all the public in those communities get to have a say on how the money is spent, and also, who can represent them in regards to the spending of that funding. Now, you, the Minister have indicated, Mr. Chairman, in some communities like Good Hope and Fort Franklin, they have in fact addressed this thing and allowed public government to be mixed with band government in order to address this particular type issue. Now, what I am suggesting here, although MACA is responsible for supplying the funding, obviously Cabinet is responsible for establishing the criteria for that funding, the policy. Now, I wonder if the Minister would consider attaching a condition to that funding that, in fact, in order for those communities to receive that funding, they must be allowed to establish a format where everybody gets to vote on the distribution of that funding. Thank you.
Vince Steen on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 10th, 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
February 9th, 1997
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