Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I want to ask the Minister with this item here in terms of the coordination of the communities. We are now looking at the territorial government and the office here in Yellowknife, but I would like to really focus on the communities and see what type of assistance was given to the communities. I think this could be done in house and this money here could be used in our communities in the Mackenzie Valley. There are a number of resource developments happening in the regions and the communities are really crying for help. What is the message that we, as a government, are sending to them? We say we want to cut back and here we are increasing positions and hiring consultants and increasing the salaries in headquarters. So how is this going to be impacted in the communities in terms of the request that they are asking for and looking at the impacts of resource development, especially the social impacts? That's a real big one that seems to go off somewhere else and is not being talked about very much by this government here. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Norman Yakeleya on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Others Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2004. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Others Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Others Matters
June 1st, 2004
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