Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, it is true that there are two different approaches here. There is the Formula Financing Agreement which is a complicated formula that determines on an annual basis how much the Government of the Northwest Territories receives as a grant from the federal government. This is a general amount that does not really specify whether it is for treaty people or Inuit people. There are other arrangements separate from that, which are transfer agreements or charge back agreements which I am not totally familiar with. I think the host departments, for example Health and Social Services, would have more hands on than we do here in the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs. Yes, there have been attempts in the past to try to determine if these funds are for aboriginal people or
Jim Antoine on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 3rd, 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 2nd, 1998
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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