Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Lahm Ridge Tower situation has nothing to do with the Laing Building at all. It is two totally separate situations altogether. I have explained it over and over again. The decision is made. We should look at what lies ahead of us. Whatever happened in the past, you have to use it. If it is a good decision we should say it, if it is a bad decision, everybody makes mistakes and we try to learn from that. We would like to move forward and to say that the Laing Building is up for sale. DDC, Inuvialuit Development Corporation, Gwich'in Development Corporation, all the different aboriginal corporations have an opportunity to buy this Laing Building. It took a long time to make the decision. The DDC, last July, put a proposal together and gave it to the government saying they were going to buy the Laing Building. It is not that simple for this government to say, okay, we will sell it to you, right there and then. It took some time to look at the overall office plan requirements for Yellowknife. It took some time. Finally, we came up with a decision in January to sell the Laing Building. It took that time. It is not because we do not want to treat the aboriginal development corporations specially. It is the way things turn out and you cannot blame this government for that. It is not really fair to say that. The opportunity is there now that the Laing Building is for sale and the development corporations have a good opportunity now to get their act together and maybe work together. There are so many different groups out there that are interested now. To be fair to all of them, it is going to have to be done through a competitive process. Thank you.
Jim Antoine 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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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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