Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have already approached the Minister of Indian Affairs on this issue on devolution, as well as the territorial government taking on more responsibility. Our staff is now working with the Minister's staff, and they have, I believe, hired an outside person to look at evaluating the jobs that are in Ottawa, of transferring those jobs, for example, of mine and oil and gas to Yellowknife, maybe fisheries to Hay River, jobs that are basically being carried out in Ottawa on behalf of the Northwest Territories. We are looking as a first step of doing that and then moving on to the devolution process. The devolution process is also tied in with our constitutional development in the western Arctic. Basically what northerners will have to sit down and decide amongst ourselves is can we work together; can we respect each other and do that for the common good of all northern people? I believe we have the capability of doing that, Mr. Speaker. Hopefully, we will come to a conclusion soon on how we, as northerners, especially in the western Arctic, can develop a paper that lays out the ground rules on how we can work together and manage our own resources. Thank you.
Don Morin on Question 135-13(5): Diand Minister's Attention To The North
In the Legislative Assembly on January 28th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 135-13(5): Diand Minister's Attention To The North
Question 135-13(5): Diand Minister's Attention To The North
Item 6: Oral Questions
January 27th, 1998
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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