Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, with respect to the Member's question as to why this is moving faster in the Keewatin than perhaps in the Beaufort Delta. One of the major differences is that, in the Keewatin there was a very quick agreement amongst the communities as to wanting to form, basically, a management association at the regional level. There were no issues around who the governing body was going to be because they did not want to have a governing body at the regional level. They really wanted to have this management structure. Whereas, in the Beaufort Delta, there are a number of issues that would be worked out in terms of any kind of regional council or regional government and would include law making authority. It is a more complex proposal in the west than we are seeing in the east. There are fewer groups to deal with in the Keewatin communities as well, with there being agreement on a public model of governance and utilizing the current form of government that is in place, being the hamlets. It has been quicker, for those communities to agree on how they are going to work together. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Ms. Ballantyne on Committee Motion 10-13(5): To Approve The Estimates For Community Monitoring And Evaluation Activity, Maca
In the Legislative Assembly on February 9th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 10-13(5): To Approve The Estimates For Community Monitoring And Evaluation Activity, Maca
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