Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is in regard to service departments — Public Works, Housing and other departments that basically are putting out these tenders. Using Public Works as an example, I don’t know if they understand the MOU with the Gwich’in or if they don’t understand there’s a negotiating contract policy. That is, an MLA writes a letter that has some influence and is being told and having to tell a contractor, “Sorry; you didn’t get
back to us in enough time; we’re going to go forward with the contract,” with no allowable negotiating process.
So I’d like to ask the Premier: can he maybe talk to the Minister of Public Works and Services to ensure they understand there are policies, procedures and an MOU in place with the Gwich’in Tribal Council to ensure they are having a fair process that’s incumbent on those agreements?