Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said, the impact benefit agreements are with people on whose traditional lands the activity is taking place. The socio-economic agreements were broader umbrella agreements that provided for training, employment opportunities, contracting and purchasing. It was all done right across the Territories for everybody. Mr. Speaker, it was impossible to bring everybody into the room to help negotiate these things, so, as a government, we negotiated on behalf of all people, aboriginal and non-aboriginal. Mr. Speaker, I might also add, though, that those who settled claims have not been cut out completely from the benefit of economic development, the mines for example. They do get a share, revenues through their claim, from the economic activity. The situation we have now is in the Sahtu or the Gwich'in area, they do get benefit through their land claims already even though the activity is far away from their lands. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Joe Handley on Question 472-15(5): Diamond Mines Impact Benefit Agreements
In the Legislative Assembly on March 9th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 472-15(5): Diamond Mines Impact Benefit Agreements
Question 472-15(5): Diamond Mines Impact Benefit Agreements
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 8th, 2007
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