Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to respond to, the MLA from Thebacha said, you know, there's -- there's -- you get these white southern lawyers who show up and they kind of drag the process down. And I just want to say I couldn't agree more that this is a purely political thing. I think it has become depoliticized. I actually don't trust that a negotiator right now is empowered enough to work their decisions up through the bureaucracy. I don't really want EIA consulting other GNWT departments on mandates. I don't really care what the other departments say. I don't -- you know, I think there is a world where there's an internal review of this done where the Premier appoints previous leaders who have settled agreements, and they directly report to her, and she picks up the phone and she has a direct line with negotiators. And we get these done. I'm not convinced that the current government bureaucracy system is actually capable of doing this. So I just would encourage the Premier to review some of those internal functions because I heard it from both GNWT negotiators and Indigenous government negotiators, they just can't get an answer on things and it often takes far too long to make any progress. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Rylund Johnson on Committee Report 27-19(2): Special Committee on Reconciliation Indigenous Affairs Interim Report: What We Heard About the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Negotiating Agreements
In the Legislative Assembly on May 30th, 2022. See this statement in context.
Committee Report 27-19(2): Special Committee on Reconciliation Indigenous Affairs Interim Report: What We Heard About the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Negotiating Agreements
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 30th, 2022
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