David Krutko

Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There’s talk of changes to the Mackenzie Valley Resources Management Act, and blowing up the boards, and making changes to the act and guidelines. By doing so, they’re stating it would not affect the land claims agreements. Mr. Speaker, I totally disagree. This is far from the truth, Mr. Speaker.

The land claims agreements were negotiated in such a way that the lands resources management act that is in place flowed from the land claims agreement in which it was enacted by the land claims organizations, the federal government, the Government of the Northwest Territories...

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---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS Tabled Document 62-16(5) has been tabled in this House;

AND WHEREAS Tabled Document 62-16(5), Northwest Territories Water Stewardship Strategy, requires detailed consideration;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Weledeh, that Tabled Document 62-16(5), Northwest Territories Water Stewardship Strategy, be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration.

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---Carried

Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also had the honour and privilege of serving with Tony in the 14th Assembly and, more importantly, also as his Deputy Speaker, but I think also as part of the arrangement with Tony is that one thing Tony always did and made sure of is when he travelled, he made efforts to go meet with our elders in the elders’ homes, go into the schools and meet with the students and talk to the people in the community. He was very approachable in all cases. He always made an attempt to partake in community events, but more importantly, everybody throughout the Territories didn’t call...

The motion is being circulated. Mr. Hawkins, are you making a motion?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think that every jurisdiction across the country was totally shocked and appalled with what happened with regard to the federal government’s decision to totally do away with the program, especially the critical needs of aboriginal people in Canada in light of the commission that has been established to look at residential school effects across the country. More importantly, Mr. Speaker, it is one of the societies of our country who is suffering the most, whether it’s through alcoholism, drug abuse or impacts of residential school, were aboriginal children...

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Does committee agree that we’ve concluded Committee Report 1-16(5)?

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion that I gave notice of earlier today.

---Unanimous consent granted