Bob McLeod

I thank the Member for the question. I will get the information and respond to him as soon as possible. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister of Justice has accepted all of the recommendations of the office of the Auditor General and has made a lot of progress and introduced a lot of changes already. If the audit had been done now, it would have been a very different audit. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that Bill 46, Deline Final Self-Government Agreement Act, be read for the third time, and request a recorded vote on this historic occasion.

Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, I’d like to thank all the Members who gave positive comments and indicated their support for this bill. I’ll address some of the questions that were posed.

With regard to whether it’s a government in its own right, when this bill comes into effect it will be a self-government among the Sahtu Dene and Metis of Deline, the Government of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada. So this means the Deline Got’ine Government will be a government in its own right.

With regards to questions on regulations, there are no plans to introduce regulations at...

Yes, I would, Madam Chair.

We just received the Auditor General report today. It was just tabled yesterday, so I will have to take the question as notice. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I will take that question and respond very quickly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I’d like to recognize and congratulate the people of Deline for their success in developing an agreement that will not only serve the people of Deline but will also provide a model for other communities in the Northwest Territories and throughout Canada to consider.

This agreement is a made-in-the-Northwest Territories model for implementing the inherent right of self-government that follows the vision that the elders and leaders of Deline have held to for many years. This agreement could not have been possible without the hard work of many people, and I would like to take a few...

Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with third reading of Bill 46, Deline Self-Government Agreement Act.

There will be no change in the operation of these boards and we have confirmed with AANDC that they will be assessing not only the court decision but also how to keep the current system functional. Our Department of Lands will also be doing a preliminary scan of significant projects that are currently within the MVRMA.