Thank you. One of the intentions was to take territorial parks and move them more towards arms length and do them in partnership with other agencies. The actual administration contracting of services for parks is not really on hold, but the move to develop partnerships in the management of parks is the element that we have put on hold. We see it as all part of the overall work that needs to be done in developing a Protected Areas Strategy. The basic element we need to arrive at in a Protected Areas Strategy, Members are aware, is we have such a number of players that should be involved in a particular strategy that are not aware of their own roles that each other play. For instance, it is important for all the aboriginal organizations and land claim institutions to know how much land is staked by mining companies in the Northwest Territories and where, how much exploration money has been invested by these companies in the last 10 years. On the same token, all of us need to know what are the legislative powers, the rules and mandates in legislation of the Nunavut Wildlife Board and the other agencies coming up. It is with that we have said we wanted to put it on hold, pending if people are willing to be partners in developing a strategy. This conference is supposed to happen next week and it is my hope that after some initial kerfuffles, the oil companies, the mining industry and the aboriginal organizations will agree to work together, to get to know one another, to respect each others roles and agencies and from there decide together how we should put together a Protected Areas Strategy. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 26th, 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 26th, 1997
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