Bob McLeod

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 13, Devolution Measures Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, that Bill 10, Northwest Territories Lands Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. We had a meeting with our Aboriginal government leaders on March the 7th where we discussed the Intergovernmental Council and the proceedings and all of the different leaders all raised some of the issues of concern to them. Certainly, the Sahtu Secretariat leadership expressed issues that they are interested in and together we’ll work to deal with these issues. I don’t recall, I don’t think fracking was raised, but there is a body through this government that will deal with it, as the Minister of ENR has indicated would be coming out with a document on that as well. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We were participants in the negotiation of land claim agreements and we certainly stand by what was negotiated. The Devolution Final Agreement provides for non-abrogation of treaties or land claims. We have that language throughout the Devolution Final Agreement where there will be no negative impacts on those areas. Where or if it ever happens then what’s in the land claim would trump what’s in the Devolution Agreement. Thank you.

If ratified by the parties, a signing ceremony will be held possibly this summer of 2014 or maybe sooner. We see an effective date for the final agreement occurring in 2016. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Chair. To my right is Mark Aitken, the ADM with the Department of Justice, and to my left is Jamie Fulford, legal counsel with the Department of Justice.

Yes, I do.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to Bill 15, Oil and Gas Operations Act. The passage of this legislation will be another step towards implementing the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement.

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment will administer the Government of the Northwest Territories’ new authorities under the Oil and Gas Operations Act.

Under the Devolution Agreement, the GNWT is obligated to substantially mirror Canada’s statutes and regulations that are being repealed or made inapplicable to lands transferring to the GNWT through devolution.

The...

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to Bill 11, the Petroleum Resources Act. The passage of this legislation will be another step towards implementing the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement.

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment will administer the Government of the Northwest Territories’ new authorities under the Petroleum Resources Act.

Under the Devolution Agreement, the GNWT is obligated to substantially mirror Canada’s statues and regulations that are being repealed or made inapplicable to lands transferring to the GNWT through devolution.

The...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We’ll make sure that those issues are raised when we work together to establish rules of procedure. Thank you, Mr. Chair.