Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I think that we run a significant risk if we look at Yellowknife in isolation. I do not believe that Yellowknife can be looked at in isolation if we apply the same argument to the rest of the western Arctic that we would be applying by passing this motion that the lines should be redrawn with no mind to anything other than numbers. I believe we open ourselves up to something which, on the surface, may look like a quick fix, but if that philosophy were carried over and applied in other jurisdictions in the NWT, I think probably the majority of Members here would be very unhappy with that. I do not believe that this motion diminishes the risk or the possibility of a court challenge anyway, so I will not be supporting this motion to arbitrarily redraw the Yellowknife lines in isolation of the rest of the picture in the western Arctic. Thank you.
Jane Groenewegen on Committee Motion To Amend Committee Motion 9-13(6)
In the Legislative Assembly on November 12th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion To Amend Committee Motion 9-13(6)
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
November 11th, 1998
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