Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, this committee here determines the funding criteria or the application. Now, do I see a conflict of interest in the sense that if our government or our departments may be infringing on an aboriginal right or something that has to do with the aboriginal rights, how does this Minister then argue if some aboriginal group wants to take our government to court on a court challenge on aboriginal rights? He's the one that decides which committee gets funded, so I'm not too sure if there's impartiality. You know, it gets quite delicate, I would suggest, in terms of the court challenges. The Minister has the ultimate responsibility or ultimate authority to say who has funding and who doesn't get funding. I just want to know the type of process there is if there's an appeal, or an aboriginal group or a non-profit group feels that they're not getting a fair share of the funding that it's intended for. Thank you.
Norman Yakeleya on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 21st, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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