Thank you, Mr. Chair. One of the key changes, as a result of devolution, is that it will be the Government of the Northwest Territories now that will be administering the lands and resources, as the Premier mentioned. That means that operationally the Government of the Northwest Territories, when we’re in negotiations with Aboriginal governments, will be the government that has a lot of the information related to public lands and resources. We’ll be the government that has and is administering all the third-party interests, for example. So, we do foresee the role changing and shifting from Canada in those discussions to the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of the Northwest Territories taking more of a lead role in informing those negotiations. The interests, of course, will stay the same, but we are going to be the holders of all that additional information.
Martin Goldney on Committee Motion 5-17(5): Deferral Of Human Resources Department Summary, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2014. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 5-17(5): Deferral Of Human Resources Department Summary, Defeated
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
February 16th, 2014
Martin Goldney
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