Mr. Chairman, just to recollect from my own experience in this whole issue, I believe there are a number of processes out there. I am specifically going to speak to the self-government one. In our meeting, Mr. Bob Simpson, who is the negotiator for the Mackenzie Delta-Beaufort, had given us some direction of where we should be looking in terms of the overall process. Also involved in that meeting was the mayor, the Gwich'in Council, and the Inuvik Community Corporation. I think we had tried to establish a process that would take into consideration all of the participants' interest in the land issue. It is very difficult to try to come to a conclusion without having a bit of, I would say for better use of a word, a misunderstanding of how we were going to reach an ultimate goal. The intention was to get everybody involved, work out some mechanisms among themselves as to how they want to achieve, again the words used were, "access to some affordable lands in the municipality". Thank you.
Roger Allen on Taxation
In the Legislative Assembly on March 2nd, 2001. See this statement in context.
Taxation
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 1st, 2001
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