Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the honourable Member, Mr. Kakfwi, Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Mr. Speaker, in today's statement the Minister talked about the National Wildlife Week, April 4-10th. In his statement, and I quote, "the Protected Area Strategy will help us maintain wildlife habitat by protecting wilderness and important traditional harvesting areas." Mr. Speaker, I would like to support the government's excellent position in this regard. I have also spoken in this House about the government's need to create an environment so that jobs can be created for the population of the Northwest Territories and we have been well represented by these people in the gallery today. I talked, Mr. Speaker, about the need for business to have a good voice into the strategy. I was wondering if the Minister could give the House an update on the voice of business at this particular strategy and some assurances that it is being well represented there to create the jobs and the environment for job creation in the future. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 51-13(7): Business Input Into Protected Area Strategy
In the Legislative Assembly on March 29th, 1999. See this topic in context.
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the beginning of 1998, on request from the federal government to take the lead in developing the Protected Area Strategy, this government convened a conference in Inuvik that asked the aboriginal leaders from the western Arctic to set out a process which they would support that would have involvement from the
governments, federal, territorial as well as the aboriginal organizations, and in turn the process would allow for the involvement of stakeholders such as environmental groups and industry and members from the business community of the north. An advisory committee was established that allowed for input from the major stakeholders as well as the other groups that I have mentioned.
We have completed a Protected Area Strategy which has been approved for submission by this government on behalf of all the aboriginal organizations and the stakeholders involved to the federal government. It has been forwarded to the federal government at this time, as I said, with the full support of all the people that were involved in the process. Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Henry.
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Minister for the response. The Minister mentioned that the strategy has been prepared and has been forwarded to the federal ministry. My question to the Minister is, he had mentioned that all parties were in agreement with it, if I could have assurances that the business input did have agreement to the forwarding of this proposal to the federal government I would appreciate it, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my information is that, aside from the South Slave Metis Tribal Council, who at the 11th hour decided because of their interpretation of certain wording to no longer support the strategy, all parties, all aboriginal organizations, including the environmental groups, the representatives of business and from industry, are in support of this strategy. Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Henry.
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister advise me when the strategy that has been forwarded to the federal government will be available for public review with maps of the areas that are protected? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are hoping the federal government will indicate its support, hopefully with the appropriate commitment to fund this strategy as soon as possible. I will take the last part of the Member's question as notice as I am not privy to that information at this time. Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. The question is taken as notice. Oral questions. Mr. Ootes.