Thanks, Mr. Chair. I move that Bill 34 be amended by deleting clause 51 and substituting the following:
51(1) The Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Minister, may prescribe requirements in respect of measures that provide benefits to the people of the Northwest Territories that the holder of a mineral lease must meet before being granted a production license.
(2) Benefits in the measures referred to in subsection (1) may include, but are not limited to, particulars in respect of the following:
(a) employment practises;
(b) human resource development;
(c) business development;
(d) social well-being;
(e) cultural well-being;
(f) monitoring and reporting;
(g) engagement between the parties;
(h) dispute resolution;
(i) any other matter that the Minister considers in the public interest.
(3) The Minister may change the benefits required of a holder of a production license if there is a material change as prescribed in the project authorized by the production license.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.