Bob McLeod

As I said, the Government of Canada’s recent adoption of the United Nations declaration in accordance with Canada’s laws and Constitution is a very encouraging and tangible demonstration of the federal government’s renewed commitment to Canada’s Aboriginal people. The Government of the Northwest Territories will continue to work with the federal government and Aboriginal governments to further the promotion and protection of Aboriginal and treaty rights. The successful conclusion of modern treaties and self-government agreements can be seen as the ultimate expression of free, prior, and...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is our expectation. We would hope to aspire to that before the end of the term of the 18th Legislative Assembly.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We’d have to dig that up. We just have the actual that was awarded for 2014-15 right now. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Sorry, we provided $225,000 in 2014-15. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess it’s the first I heard that NFTI had some problems. We’re prepared to go and talk to them. If applications are submitted on a timely basis there’s usually no problem. We’ll follow up with NFTI and see exactly what the problem is then. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The maximum allotted is $10,000; the amount utilized has averaged around $5,000. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the questions from the Members.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The June 10th meeting of Ministers and leaders in Ottawa marked the first under the new Federal-Provincial-Territorial Indigenous Forum aimed at improving outcomes for Indigenous people throughout Canada and to advance the vital work of reconciliation. This new forum replaces the former Aboriginal Affairs Working Group and includes the federal government now as a full partner in working with provincial and territorial governments and the national Indigenous organizations. This meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the scope of the new forum and to identify...

Thank you. MPR. Mineral Petroleum Resources, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we have that information and it’s in our annual grants and contributions report and we can provide that information to the Member or I could read it out for him right now if that’s what he wants. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The funding is in the region; we believe the regions know best who to support. There’s a number of different models we can follow. We could centralize all the money in Yellowknife and we can make those decisions, and I’m sure there’s other models as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.