Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to clarify to the House what actually happened in Iqaluit. I did hear the comments made by Jose Kusugak at that meeting in Cambridge Bay. In the interest of staying on the subject that we were discussing, I elected not to respond, on the good advice of my friend, Mr. Todd. The meeting in Iqaluit was for Inuit employees of the Department of Public Works and Services. It is part of the overall implementation of our Inuit employment plans which we are obligated to under the land claims agreement. This year, we brought together 14 Inuit employees of DPW from the three regions of Nunavut and discussed with them their concerns about the direction that the department is going, training opportunities and what they can expect the department to look like in the future. We also had presentations by Arctic College, EC&E, the NIC and MACA. One of the more interesting things to come out of that meeting was a summary of concerns by the Inuit employees that was sent to me and of which I am (inaudible). Thank you.
Goo Arlooktoo on Question 333-13(4): Inuit Employees
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 1997. See this statement in context.
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Question 333-13(4): Inuit Employees
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 17th, 1997
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
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