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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am kind of in this awkward situation where I wanted to get some clarification about what the intent of the registry was and so on and why the list of intended work, at least in the Minister's and the Minister's staff's view, could not be put on the registry. This motion would require that it be put on the public registry, subject to the confidentiality requirements in the act. There are confidentiality requirements even in this section of the bill. There are other provisions further down in part 8 of the bill. I have heard concerns around that industry might be worried...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I don't accept all of the reasoning there from the Minister, but he also neglected to indicate that 24.7 here would allow the Minister to create zones on the Minister's own initiative. Is that correct? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

Thanks for that. I appreciate that, and I think that it shows that Minister followed through with his commitment. That's great, and I think that these sort of changes should and probably do require consultation with Indigenous governments. Can the Minister indicate whether there were any discussions with industry on these changes? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I move that paragraph 22(2)(b) of Bill 34 be amended in each of the subparagraphs (i) and (ii) by striking out "or historical" and substituting "historical or municipal." Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Although community governments could obtain the information from the public registry, are there any legal impediments or particular reasons why municipal governments couldn't be given notice of request or record a claim within their boundaries? Are there any legal impediments to that happening? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I did want to take time to respond to a few things that the Minister mentioned in his opening remarks, and then I'd like to ask a couple of lines of questioning, if I can.

I know that we held a lengthy clause-by-clause review the other night. There were a lot of intentions offered by the Minister on some of the language in the bill, but the language itself doesn't really reflect a number of the things that I think the Minister has said, even in his opening remarks here. I'll just pick up on a few of these.

The Minister is right that there was extensive research conducted by...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I have yet to hear any good reason why this cannot be included now. The Minister has the authority to develop regulations that define what this notice of intended work is going to look like, and the Minister is required in the act to keep information confidential that could be detrimental to business. I just have heard no good reason why this cannot be put on the public registry. I understand that there may be another Member who would like to speak to it. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

It was 24 that I wanted. Sorry.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It looks like the Minister has the ultimate discretion again. After the clause-by clause review, he said they were going to do some more work on this part of the bill. Can the Minister confirm or tell us who he or his staff consulted with in drafting or bringing forward these motions here tonight to make this change to section 52? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Mr. Chair, when I look at clause -- sorry, we're on clause 22, or sorry 20. I am trying to determine why the wording in 22(12) which says, "For greater certainty, a designation made under this section does not affect any interests in minerals issued in respect of the area in the designation before the designation is made, including any right of." I'm trying to understand why we needed to make that change, Mr. Chair. Can I get an explanation from the Minister's staff? Thank you.