Mr. Chair, the Member is asking if we would consider having the City of Yellowknife at the negotiating table for lands. That is not something I can answer. The responsibility for negotiations lies with the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. In the case of land issues in the City of Yellowknife and other municipalities, for that matter, we do involve the municipality. In this case, we have asked the city to participate by identifying five years' worth of land and bringing it forward. They have done so. They have also been working with the Akaitcho, the Yellowknives. They have brought forward their lands that they have identified they have interest in. Our job, of course, was trying to find that delicate balance. We know it is a small amount of land in terms of what the city sees their needs are. We are very careful that we are not infringing on the negotiations or tripping up the negotiations with the Akaitcho. There was not significant overlap in some of these areas that we transferred over. We are hoping that the process is going to continue and that we are not going to end up in litigation for the next five years or so.
Michael McLeod on Committee Motion 18-15(4) To Defer Consideration Of The Departmental Summary For The NWT Housing Corporation, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on February 8th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 18-15(4) To Defer Consideration Of The Departmental Summary For The NWT Housing Corporation, Carried
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 7th, 2006
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