Mahsi, Madam Speaker. A good point you raised on the Dene K'onia future. My questions here today are to our Premier with respect to devolution negotiations that are going on and the current resource revenue sharing negotiations that are going on with the federal government alongside with the Aboriginal Summit in tow. One of the big barriers to the negotiation process, I guess, seems to be hindered by the lack of recognition by this government to legitimately or formally recognize the aboriginal governments in the NWT as legitimate public developing governments and new public governments as the case is with the Tlicho. We're going to assume great responsibility within their regions in the near future. I just want to know what the Premier is going to do to alleviate some of the bureaucratic foot dragging that has been going on with the negotiation process in order to accommodate a better partnership building arrangement between this government and the developing and newly formed aboriginal governments in the NWT. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Robert Villeneuve on Question 56-15(4): Devolution And Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
In the Legislative Assembly on May 31st, 2005. See this statement in context.
Question 56-15(4): Devolution And Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 30th, 2005
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