Bob McLeod

The lead in this area is ENR, and ENR has developed a partnership with the Walter Gordon Foundation in other areas. So they monitor and review the reports that come out. I know I’ve met and had a question and answer session with the Jane Glassco participants. They do send me packages and we have the Department of ENR review them and disseminate recommendations or information that is helpful to our government. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I’m not sure if you’re referring to the Jane Glassco participants directly or all youth across the Territories, but as a government we certainly support youth leaders. We have a Minister responsible for Youth and we also have youth programs.

For Jane Glassco participants specifically, we get invited to some of their events. On occasion we are asked to speak and I think most of the participants from the Northwest Territories, I think they are working for the Government of the Northwest Territories either before, after or during. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If the Member wants a response to her question, I will direct it to the correct Minister to answer the question.

The easy way to reduce the 800 positions is to delete the positions that are no longer required, so that’s one way to delete them, but in order to get accurate information, I will direct the question to the Minister responsible for Human Resources.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to review with Members the history, intent and features of the ministerial travel reports.

The ministerial travel report summarizes each trip undertaken by a Minister with respect to his or her particular portfolios. The reports itemize the destination, purpose, dates, method of travel and the total costs of any ministerial travel over $250 charged to the Government of the Northwest Territories.

For the purposes of these reports, travel costs include the Minister’s transportation costs and associated meals and accommodations. When Regular...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize Kevin Lewis, who is with CanNor here in Yellowknife.

At the outset, the grand chief and myself signed an agreed upon terms of reference for the Senior Officials Working Group. We provide oversight and we meet on a regular basis, whether it’s by a telephone call or by a meeting for lunch or a meeting, and we’ve been able to ensure we keep making progress. When we hit bumps in the road, we get together and we work things out so that we can keep working in the right direction. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to take this opportunity to recognize all of the deputy ministers of the Government of the Northwest Territories that are here today. These are the people who help make all of our directions come into effect. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The ministerial travel, I did not realize there was a three-month requirement to table them, but if the Member indicates it is three months then I’m sure that’s correct. I will just find out where it’s at in the process. I don’t expect there is any reason for the delay, and I’m sure we’ll make sure it’s posted as soon as possible after the three months.

The ministerial benefits, that responsibility has been taken over by the Board of Management, so I will have to check with the board to see why that hasn’t been filed yet if there’s a requirement for it to be filed.

I think our objective has been clear from day one that we want 100 percent of the Aboriginal governments to sign on to devolution. We have also pushed the federal government to get the federal representatives appointed to the Land Use Committee and other committees because we feel that will help advance the process.

The time frame that once devolution comes into effect is one year for the federal liabilities, as they call it. They don’t want to continue to carry on federal liabilities for more than a year. So those resources that the federal government has made to other Aboriginal governments...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to report that the Senior Officials Working Group that we set up with the Dehcho First Nations that have been meeting for almost a year now have been working very well to resolve outstanding land issues between the Dehcho First Nations and the Government of the Northwest Territories. I think we’ve reached a point now where both the Dehcho First Nations and the Government of the Northwest Territories have taken what has been worked with to their respective authorities to seek approval. The Dehcho First Nations have indicated that they will be going on the...