Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Regarding the aboriginal component, looking at the real estate market in Yellowknife, which the Gwich'in and Inuit believe the Denendeh Development Corporation and other aboriginal groups have shown an interest in looking at the possibility for acquiring real estate in Yellowknife and looking at getting into landlords and looking at long-term leases such as what happened in the case of the Lahm Ridge Tower. It always comes to the conclusion that they put all the work, sweat and effort into developing proposals, options, talking to consultants and looking at the options, at the end of the day being led down the garden path where they presume one thing at the start of the proposal, and then are told a couple months later, sorry, guys, it is off the table. If it took this government a matter of days to work out a lease with regard to Lahm Ridge Tower, why is it taking the aboriginal groups so long for them to acquire lease arrangements with this government in Yellowknife? Why is there a difference between one group and the other? Why is that?
David Krutko on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 1998. 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 16th, 1998
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