Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If I may, I would just like to comment on this motion because when one reads it for the first time, it seems very broad and academic in its thinking. The motion comes from the experience the committee has had, which we have stated already, is groundbreaking, in terms of numerous aboriginal self-government agreements that are being negotiated and the implementation that will be in effect. There are tremendous writings and reportings that have been done on that over the years, the first one on implementation. It has been studied for sure. In our efforts to get to it, we found that the materials and lots of studies are all over the Territories and all over Canada. As a jurisdiction that is engaged in something as novel and as groundbreaking as we are in the North, the committee felt that it's very important that we address our mind to having a central location, whether it's associated with Aurora College or any science institute or any places as such, that we should be proud of the kind of work we do here and the kind of ground we're breaking. It is worthy of studying and there should be some resources and ideas put into that area. So that is a little bit of background to the committee motion that I wanted to add for the consideration of the committee. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Sandy Lee on Committee Motion 90-14(6): That A Cooperative Arm's-length Research Body Be Created To Study Governance Systems And Operational Issues Of Self-government Agreements, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on June 9th, 2003. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 90-14(6): That A Cooperative Arm's-length Research Body Be Created To Study Governance Systems And Operational Issues Of Self-government Agreements, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 8th, 2003
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