Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in follow-up to my Member's statement, I have a few questions for the Minister of Justice. Would the Minister of Justice please advise this House what process was used to determine which communities the GNWT visited on consulting on the proposed cannabis legislation? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, like governments across Canada, the GNWT is working to meet the federal government's deadline for the legalization of marijuana later this year. In the fall of 2017, the GNWT consulted with communities in the Northwest Territories about the proposed legislation to make marijuana legal in the Northwest Territories.

Unfortunately, Fort McPherson was left out of this consultation. The Hamlet Council, the Tetlit Gwich'in Band, and the Designated Gwich'in Organization are not happy about that. As they pointed out in a press release earlier this month, the hamlet...

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Anything further, Mr. Simpson?

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Simpson.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. Simpson.

The Minister already answered my next question, so I'll go to my third: does the GNWT have any guidelines to assist the departments to undertake consultations?