Thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, I don’t think it’s correct to suggest that this council can affect the rights and the administration of land. Again, it makes recommendations. Those recommendations are subject to the approval of each party, whether it’s an Aboriginal government or the public government, where public interests are represented here. The agreement itself provides that observers may be invited to its proceedings and that may include representative boards, councils, co-management boards, regulatory bodies. There isn’t a lot of prescription in this agreement as to who may participate and how those meetings are conducted. It really is up to the Intergovernmental Council members themselves to determine their process and their procedures. Consistent with other intergovernmental arrangements that we have and other intergovernmental meetings, there might be a desire for free and frank discussions among council members that are open to the public, not unlike our other intergovernmental arrangements that we have.
Martin Goldney on Committee Motion 40-17(5): Amendment To Clause 1 Of Bill 11, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on March 11th, 2014. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 40-17(5): Amendment To Clause 1 Of Bill 11, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
March 10th, 2014
Martin Goldney
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