Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I also hope that the federal government comes to their senses on many other issues, but this one, particularly in this case here, in that the federal government allows the Northwest Territories to give some flexibility in terms of how this program can be and should be administrated to include the forgotten people, the Metis people into this program. I think the Minister has spoken in the past about his difficulty, and a lot of people in the Northwest Territories have spoken to me in my region about the discrimination of this program in terms of the policies, and I certainly will support the Minister on this in terms of his position because I think it's flawed, it's wrong, the federal government has got it wrong and we should give it back to them. So again, this program I want to ask the Minister, the reduction, but he's also indicated that his department were into administering this program. Is there a deadline here, or just as of April 1st, or when will we see that the federal government will assume the responsibility of this program that does not recognize Metis people in their program as advertised in the News/North as use a program that encourages all aboriginal people. They forget the Metis people, so it's bad advertising on behalf of their part. So I'm not going to say anything further on that. I just want to ask the Minister on this shameful program.
Norman Yakeleya on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 21st, 2007. 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
February 20th, 2007
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