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That’s okay. Thanks.
Mr. Speaker, in the land claim agreement, it is pretty clear that prior to any government actions, they have to allow the management authorities to look at those requirements or look at the proposal that the Minister wants to put forward and allow them an opportunity to oversee that proposal, look at the proposal, have public hearings and meetings, have workshops or whatever they have to do to consult with their members. I would like to ask the Minister exactly under the land claim agreements where it clearly stipulates that the review of proposal of wildlife management actions have to be...
Thank you, Mr. Chair. In regard to services, you talk about different services, some out-of-territory services and also in-territorial. What about those people that come from the South, use our medical services and then leave back to southern Canada. How is that calculated in regard to expenditures? I mean, it’s an unforeseen cost, but there is a lot of transition and migration from workers at the mines, oil and gas, whatever, but there is a cost associated with those people. So in expenditures, is that part of these expenditures that you’ve put forward, or is there an allocation of a certain...
Mr. Speaker, as I stated, we cannot use the...(inaudible)...law of the land by way of having a ministerial decision made that is imposed on the people that have depended on subsistence for years. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be asking the Minister some questions around this matter in regard to the legal authority that he made this decision on, what legislative tool was used and exactly what instrument of law, of authority, of powers, where did it come from? Thank you.
I’d just like to thank the Minister for that and I think that news maybe should go out by way of a press release, because I think there’s a lot of other people out there that would like to hear that announcement and know that action is being taken in this area. So maybe you’ve got a good news story tomorrow. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I at this time would like to rein in regarding the caribou issue. I believe for one involved in the land claims negotiations going back 15 or 20 years, I think this was the fundamental element of the Dene-Métis claim; realizing that they wanted more than just hunting rights. They wanted to have the ability to manage the wildlife, manage the forest, manage the resources through an instrument like a land claim to ensure that they do have the tools to be included, be able to consult with their members and, more importantly, to be involved in the decision-making of policies...
Minister of Health.
You can get in trouble passing around notes in this House. Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Yakeleya. Grants and contributions, directorate, activity summary. We are moving on to page 8… Mr. Hawkins.
Mr. Speaker, again, we are not privy to the ATCO proposal. We haven’t seen it. There have been meetings between the Premier and the Minister of Finance in regards to meetings with Nancy Southern. And yet I know that the Minister is responsible for the Power Corporation. The Minister of Finance is responsible for Finance. I would just like to know in regards to those discussions, if at some point the framework of the ATCO proposal will be put out there so we can get an idea of exactly what is in it, what the benefits are or the advantages or disadvantages are to the people of the Northwest...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to the Beaufort-Delta, they have some 208 positions. I’d just like to ask the question again to the Minister: why is it that they can’t find a full-time nurse for Tsiigehtchic, considering they have 208 positions operating in that health authority?