Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are also for the Premier on the devolution
AIP. Without getting into specifics, I want to say at the out start that the Premier has brought forward this potential and I sense a stirring of some possible excitement out there. I think I’d like to be a part of that excitement. It’s to that end that I am seeking to have some of my concerns elucidated or, hopefully, resolved.
But as I said in my statement the other day, the creation of a new resource management regime for the Northwest Territories must be based upon broad and inclusive public consultations involving First Nations governments, stakeholders, including industry, environmental advocates, municipal governments, social development NGOs and the general public; a really thorough, comprehensive process.
Will the Premier commit to putting in place these consultations and having a finalized and explicit made-in-the-NWT vision and implementation plan on land and resource management before the final agreement is signed to be put into legislation as soon as logistically possible after the final agreement? Mahsi.