Question 1541-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Commitment to United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think it all depends on semantics, how you phrase things. So you can say five out of 15 never signed, or you can say ten out of 15 have signed. And there was a protocol, Mr. Speaker, that within the Council of Leaders we knew that we wouldn't have 100 pe

Question 1541-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Commitment to United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Actually, I won't speak about the court process. That's still in the process so I'll wait to see what happens. But I am a bit puzzled actually. I was just talking to the chair, Duane Smith yesterday, and I thought we had a good relationship. So I'm not sur

Question 1535-19(2): Land Claims  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As stated, right now all those agreements are in the final stage of them; they are in the consultation phase. I have sent letters to the Indigenous governments applicable saying here's the agreements. They are in confidence, let me know if you have concern

Question 1535-19(2): Land Claims  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think in this term of this government we've done a lot in regards to land claims, self-government agreements. In fact, we had two years of COVID that people don't -- would rather not remember, including myself, and that often I've said you can't talk abo

Question 1535-19(2): Land Claims  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, like I said earlier, all agreements are a little bit different in terminology. Some of the agreements actually have it that they can be opened at any time. I do think that if agreements -- I think that an agreement that's signed at any time should a

Question 1535-19(2): Land Claims  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The GNWT is being very transparent about how we feel about that issue. We publicly stated it's -- or interests parties. Mr. Speaker, I think that not all agreements have the cease and surrender. The ones that do, there are issues with it. I know that I get

Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to recognize the page for Range Lake this week, Kaylee Alacida; excuse me if I pronounce the last name wrong. And welcome to all pages. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 1532-19(2): Kosmos 954  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Actually I'd like to get things off my plate too. The more I have on is the more work I have. So I will make a commitment that I will have this done by before the end of June, and probably sooner. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 1530-19(2): Creating a Tlicho Region  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, those decisions were made before the Indigenous government rights agreements were done. That would be something that could be put as a priority, it could be done as a Minister, an MLA could challenge the Cabinet to do that. I hear the Member; I hear

Question 1530-19(2): Creating a Tlicho Region  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm just wondering if by any chance that I offended the Member. It was certainly not my intention to offend the Member by stating that it would take a long process. She is right, I mean, Cabinet makes decisions, but the Premier speaks for Cabinet. So it wo

Question 1530-19(2): Creating a Tlicho Region  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A lot of things are just Cabinet has the control to do but Cabinet very seldom makes decisions without doing the proper consultation, especially when it talks about things that impact the whole population, especially Indigenous governments. So it would not

Question 1530-19(2): Creating a Tlicho Region  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the administrative regions actually predate the establishment of Indigenous-rights agreements. And I think that -- like, I heard the Member when she was asking the Minister the other day on this, and I gave it some thought as well. The difficulty is it'

Question 1529-19(2): Kosmos 954  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't have the ability to be able to tell the prime minister what to do, what to fund, etcetera. I wish I did have that power; we'd be a lot better off in the Northwest Territories. However, I don't. So what I can do, though, is, like I said, I will writ

Question 1529-19(2): Kosmos 954  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At this point, I'm not too eager to jump on that at this point. I think that there should be maybe a follow-up with the prime minister. My understanding, I think, is that this would be federal jurisdiction versus territorial. We don't control the sky. But,

Question 1529-19(2): Kosmos 954  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Actually, when it was first brought to my attention last sitting -- I can't remember if it was March, it was the first I've heard of it in honesty. I stated, I mean, I was here in the '70s, I just wasn't paying attention to the sky at the time. But I did d