So, Mr. Chair, you know, when we're putting the people, or the future generations at risk in this manner that, you know, we're building a territory for future generations, it's not going to be me that's going to be worried about if a mine's coming in or not, I don't think. But those are very serious -- it's a very serious way that we're looking at this. And let trans-boundary agreements into the territories is not okay. I don't care -- you can say, you know, this and that and the other and now you're in good standing with the federal government; not everybody is. I'm not used to a government that is used to spending all the money and going into deficit, and that's exactly what has been happening, even at the federal level. And this thing with the two trans-boundary agreements is going to -- you can't even make an agreement with a couple of -- a couple of Indigenous groups to move forward; how the hell you're going to do it with -- sorry, Mr. Chair. But how are you going to be able to do it with -- with outside interests? Like, that's a really big question. I'm very concerned about this, the way this government is approaching the two agreements that were concluded, which are two final trans-boundary agreements, and our own government can't even settle some of the outstanding implementation and agreements here in the territories. That's very concerning. And I'm sorry I have to disagree with the direction but, you know, with the -- just knowing the knowledge at the table and how -- how awful it could get at -- at trilateral meeting -- and Martin knows that. I mean, you know, and -- and, you know, it's very serious that this is -- this is going forward, and I'm sorry that I can't agree to something like that. And I just -- it's -- it's very concerning that our government will take that approach without -- without -- I think it's a -- it's something that affects all 19 people in this -- in this room and making a big decision like that that affects all the Indigenous groups and all the non-Indigenous participants and people of the Northwest Territories, and I just -- I'm very concerned about that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Frieda Martselos on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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