Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, in response to the concerns that were raised in the House earlier this session, the department has been reviewing the community transfer agreements that have been completed to-date, to try to identify whether there inadvertently have been any liabilities transferred that should not have been transferred. So far, we have not uncovered any. We are not through the review. The Minister did make a commitment in the House earlier that if we did discover that something had been transferred that should not have been, then we would take steps to correct that. The department has, with the community empowerment initiative, tried to make the point that we are not looking to inappropriately off-load any liabilities to communities that should more properly be retained by the GNWT. We are taking the concerns seriously and that review should be completed soon. It will provide a full update to Members. Thank you.
Mrs. Ballantyne on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on March 1st, 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 28th, 1997
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