Mr. Chairman, in most cases or situations we sign a universal partnership agreement with the community, the band or the municipality that allows us to work together in a partnership arrangement. The other area and probably more challenging is the ability to build houses on IAB lands or federal Crown lands. Our requirements are that there is a land tenure or a document that testifies to that. In most cases we have two ways we can go and that is to deal with the federal government to give the person a direct lease or the community a lease or the band a lease. The other one is to set up a third-party entity that will allow the entity to hold the land in trust for the band or for the organization that we are dealing with. That seems to be working. We are bringing those strategies forward to some of the communities that have been giving us some concern.
Michael McLeod on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 18th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 17th, 2009
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