Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A couple of weeks ago, myself and the Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs met with the Aboriginal Summit. We raised the issue of the northern accord. Some time ago, in early fall - late summer, I sent out a framework agreement to the aboriginal organizations to take a look at. The majority of the aboriginal organizations at that time did not agree with that framework agreement so they asked us to redo it. We are doing that. I told the Aboriginal Summit I am willing to do that and try to develop a document that will be more acceptable to them. Our staff is presently working on that and we will make another proposal to them. I also made it very clear that I am not interested in spending a lot of money or time on an issue I cannot go anywhere on. I need commitments from them that we are going to proceed with a commitment-in-principle of doing that, taking control of northern resources and bringing it into the hands of northerners rather than the federal government or some bureaucrats in Ottawa making decisions on what happens in the north. Thank you.
Don Morin on Question 428-13(4): Update On Northern Accord Negotiations
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 1997. See this statement in context.
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Question 428-13(4): Update On Northern Accord Negotiations
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 27th, 1997
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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