We will go to page 9, Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, emergency services, not previously authorized, $155,000.
Debates of June 18th, 2002
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the $300,000 identified in land administration, what is the exact intent of that money? Is that to resolve the issues of disputed ownership of land, taxation based on the disputed ownership of land, et cetera? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the purpose of the $300,000 is to make a contribution, or be available as contribution money, to non-tax-based communities for land development. Thank you.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Would those new subdivisions be taxed before land claims are settled and ownership of those said lands to be developed are to be determined?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, it depends what housing is built on it, but quite likely it could be taxed. Then we can afford to hire teachers and nurses and so on. Thank you.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me rephrase the question then. Who will own those lands? If it is a non-tax-based community, it could be a community that is a band only. Who owns the lands? The question about taxation is still up in the air, Mr. Chairman.
I know we have problems with communities. I have constituents, brothers who are living side-by-side in the houses in the community they have lived in all their lives. One pays taxes and the other does not. Those are confusing situations. We need to resolve those. This may not be related but it is an opportunity for me to make a political statement on this issue once again. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, it is hard to determine in advance who would own it. The land could be built on band land and leased. It could be owned by a development corporation and the houses built on it rented. It could be sold as fee simple lots to individuals who want to buy a house and a lot. It is impossible right now to tell who would own it. Thank you.
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Michael McLeod Deh Cho
Mr. Chairman, I just need clarification. Until now, it was my understanding that subdivisions in non-tax-based communities were requested through the capital planning process. They were approved through the capital planning system that we have in place. I am wondering how this appropriation for $300,000 fits in. Is this to add money to that pot? Has the system changed? I am not sure what is happening here. I would like the Minister to explain it to me.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, this is just additional money to get on with lot development, subdivision development in non-tax-based communities. There is no change necessary for the current practices. It is simply another $300,000 to deal with the issues that have been raised with us about the need for lot development in small communities.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Handley. Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, land administration, not previously authorized, $300,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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