Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to the whole area of self-government, one of the perimeters that they are looking at is the administration of justice. When you say you are not trying to establish road blocks or what not in that process, technically, the Department of Justice is involved in that process, but when you make decisions in Cabinet which may bound the other party from being able to negotiate those items such as developing their justice system and having correction facilities to represent their particular aboriginal organizations. For instance if the Gwich'in wants to establish their own justice system dealing with how they are going to establish their aboriginal justice committees to looking at the role they are going to play in regard to the correction facilities that they are going to use and the type of responsibilities they are going to take on under Justice. How can you say on one hand that you are not responsible, yet there are decisions that you are making now that will have an implication on that process which is presently underway and you are at the table at those negotiations?
David Krutko on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 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 18th, 1998
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