Jane Groenewegen

Mr. Speaker, I invite as many northerners as possible to show up at Mr. Scott’s town hall and tell him what we think. He will have our MP, the Minister of Northern Development, sitting right beside him and maybe it would be a good time to also ask her if she still represents the constituents of the North who elected her. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question is being called. All those in favour of the motion? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

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Thank you, Mr. Zoe. General comments. Next I have Ms. Lee.

Mr. Speaker, I thought we had moved beyond the days of colonialism and Ottawa knows best. We talk about political evolution, devolution of authority and powers. It’s a sad day in the life of the Northwest Territories when blatant political patronage and disregard for process is handed down to us from some Liberal, crony, retread Minister who, to my knowledge, Mr. Speaker, has never even stepped foot in the Northwest Territories since becoming the Minister responsible for Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Maybe Mr. Scott would like to appoint the Premier and the MLAs too, and I could be...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. General comments. Are there any further general comments? Mr. Villeneuve.

This is the second time that I am aware that an appointment of a chair has been made to a very significant board and the nominations of the board itself have been ignored.

Mr. Speaker, what is the point of having establishment policies and rules surrounding these appointments if they can be so easily and callously set aside? Mr. Speaker, this is about far more of the appointment of a non-resident, non-nominated chair to a powerful federally appointed board. This is about a lack of respect for process…

Mr. Villeneuve.

Thank you, Mr. Villeneuve. General comments. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Zoe. The motion is in order. To the motion.