Herbert Nakimayak

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to welcome my friend Sharon Firth to the gallery. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Getting back to the mineral resources line, I see the reduction in there. I know in the territory when an exploration program is unsuccessful and the licence is still held, I'm just wondering if the departments are thinking about keeping the information of these exploration programs who do not succeed so there's a library of information for the next exploration company that may come in to help boost our economy, and ensure that we have accurate records of exploration across the territory? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, recently I had the opportunity to take part in a historic agreement between Inuit in Canada and the federal government.

Mr. Speaker, these terms of reference reflect the commitment by Inuit and the Crown to identify and take action on shared priorities through partnership. This partnership is based on the Government of Canada's special relationship with Inuit as Indigenous rights holders under the Constitution. Pursuant to this relationship, an Inuit Nunangat, the homeland, approach to policy development is necessary to advance shared priorities. The...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'd like to look at petroleum resources, the reductions. I've heard some explanation about the breakdown. I'm just wondering if the ban on drilling in the Arctic would have any further effects for 2017-18 on this program? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table four documents. The first document is Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee. The second document would be, Minister of Health Mandate Letter from the Prime Minister's Office to Minister Philpott, and also a letter from the Office of the Prime Minister to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, a mandate letter, and also an office of the Prime Minister letter to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, a mandate letter. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier my Member's statement was on the rights under the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, and my questions are for the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations. Mr. Speaker, my first question is: what is the update on the status of the negotiations between the Inuvialuit, Canada, and the GNWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in 1984 the Inuvialuit Final Agreement became the Northwest Territories' first settled land claim.

It guarantees its members certain rights over a vast area of land that spans parts of the Mackenzie Delta, the Beaufort Sea, and the Amundsen Gulf. It includes the communities of Aklavik, Ulukhaktok, Inuvik, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, and Tuktoyaktuk. The people who have lived there for generations have the authority to govern matters such as wildlife harvesting rights, socioeconomic initiatives, and Inuvialuit participation in wildlife and environmental...

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate the response. More just a comment: I look forward to seeing what the information on the appeal mechanism, as sometimes this happens on weekends when sometimes the service is not available. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The questions asked for the previous Member answered most of my questions on medical travel. Sticking with medical travel, I don't know if this is the line to ask, but with the high cost of medical travel being this high, do you think that in the future, longer -- in my region of Nunakput, the cost of travel is high, and sometimes it's days. I am just wondering if this is the right avenue to ask, if having longer doctor visits in the region would bring these costs down a bit to balance it out a little bit to ensure that clients get the care they need? Thank you, Mr. Chair...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the response. Mr. Speaker, my final question on the agreement is: what implications would the final selfgovernment agreement have for the Legislative Assembly and the role of the MLA from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region? Quyanainni, Mr. Speaker.