Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This morning I received an excellent briefing from officials of Municipal and Community Affairs updating the work being done on the Recreational Leasing Policy Framework in the Yellowknife block land transfer area. Control of squatting and protection of the watershed of the Yellowknife drinking water supply are major issues for my constituents. Here again the biggest obstacle, though, is how to get comprehensive action in the negligent federal government on this issue.
The GNWT can hardly control squatting or protect our waters when the federal government does
nothing on immediately adjacent lands within the watershed. For example, 26 squatters are on the east side of Prosperous alone.
I’ve asked before and I’ll ask again, is this government demanding action from our federal overlords. Will he write the new AAND Minister and demand action?