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Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 13)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Those are two separate things. This is the deal with the Aboriginal governments themselves. The Intergovernmental Council is primarily a land administration body with which the federal government is providing up to $3 million for funding it. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 13)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I indicated in the previous questionings, this was information that was made public, and as soon as we have an updated list from the Government of Canada, we’ll follow the same procedure. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 13)

Thank you. I have to recognize that there will be at least five other Aboriginal government partners. So that will be something that we would work out and I’m sure that we would want to be as transparent as possible. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 13)

In the spirit of devolution, the Government of Canada has been involving us in these discussions on security deposits and the amount for security deposits for the pipelines have not been finalized as we speak and devolution doesn’t occur until April 1, 2014. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 13)

This will be an intergovernmental agreement. I would expect that it would be set up through legislation and terms of reference. We certainly can work with the Regular Members, but I’ll ask, through you, for Mr. Goldney to go into more detail, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 13)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In his Member’s statement the Member referred to the mine that was in Nunavut. Obviously, we’re not going to take that one over, but currently, through the Mackenzie Valley resource management authority, the boards will continue to set securities. The GNWT will set some securities on lands, GNWT lands.

The process that we’re following is those contaminated sites that were made under the Government of Canada’s watch, they will stay with the Government of Canada, but those sites were cleaned up, we will accept some of those. Those securities that we have identified with...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 13)

We don’t see that as in the purview of the Intergovernmental Council. This is what we worked out with our Aboriginal government partners. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 12)

Finally, a question that I can answer. All GNWT employees sign a code of ethics when they enter into employment with this government, and as part of that code of ethics they have to adhere to certain principles and criteria, and I’m sure the honourable Member would be the first to cry out loud and clear if an employee of the Government of the Northwest Territories would come out and directly criticize it.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 12)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The Member is correct; it is a land negotiator position. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 12)

Madam Speaker, that depends on the question. Thank you.