Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The land that was requested for access by the Yellowknives Dene falls under the jurisdiction of the NWT government. More specifically, the responsibility falls in the hands of MACA and myself as a Minister. We did provide a cc'd copy to the city when we issued the permission to occupy. Whether we needed to do more than that, we probably could have done more than that. We are not required to report to the city. In this case, we were responding to a request from the Yellowknives. We try to keep a balance between our obligations for municipal governments. We are also trying to respect the rights of the aboriginal peoples. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Michael McLeod on Question 416-14(3): Deton'cho Corporation Access To The Sandpits
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 416-14(3): Deton'cho Corporation Access To The Sandpits
Question 416-14(3): Deton'cho Corporation Access To The Sandpits
Item 7: Oral Questions
February 16th, 2005
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