Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to just address the question of the revenue side. Just going back, I think we are doing a good job on our expenditure side. I think it is prudently spent. I think we have all had some input into the process and we are dealing with it, I think, in a fairly efficient and proper way. It is a frustrating process because we just cannot seem to identify how to solve our problems socially in the territories, and it just requires a lot of money in order to be solved, it seems. But on the revenue side, I wonder if the Minister could tell us if he is in negotiations with the Minister of Finance, as well, regarding the age-old question of the Northern Accord and can we get more royalties from the resources because, for example, the diamond mines, we really are not getting a lot of benefit from that from a royalty side. I wonder if the Minister could elaborate a bit for us on that end?
Jake Ootes on Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on January 26th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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