David Krutko

We have heard a lot of issues, whether it’s regarding the cap that’s been put in place or the aboriginal 25 percent or the whole area of how the powers are going to be shared, and what exactly the aboriginal role is going to be with regard to the negotiations and implementation of this arrangement. I’d like to ask the Premier if he is dealing directly one on one with those aboriginal groups that have those issues and are trying to find solutions to resolve these outstanding issues and trying to assure both the Government of the Northwest Territories and the federal government that these...

We’ll turn to page 5, Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 5, Transportation, operations expenditures, highways, not previously authorized, negative $15 million.

Mr. Abernethy. Ms. Bisaro.

Total department, not previously authorized, $25,000.

You can turn to page 3. Mr. Bromley.

Finance, operations expenditures, deputy minister’s office, not previously authorized, $34.214 million. Mr. Ramsay.

Page 11, Environment and Natural Resources, operations expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $305,000.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As we heard over the last number of weeks and the press release that has gone out to media advisers from the Gwich’in and Sahtu, statements by the Tlicho and the president of the Dene Nation, Mr. Bill Erasmus, that we do have a disconnect between the aboriginal leadership and the aboriginal community regarding how this devolution process will affect them. I would like to ask the Premier about the olive branch handed out to formulate a meeting between yourself as the Premier of the Northwest Territories and the federal Minister of Indian Affairs and trying to find some...

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With that, I’d like to thank the Minister. If you can, you could maybe just remain at the table to make your comments for the next item, which is Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 5. Mr. Miltenberger.