Michael McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are certainly not contesting that fact. We have passed a motion in this House acknowledging that. We have not heard from the community requesting any support in the area of international recognition. We would be glad to sit down and talk to them along with maybe some of our partners and the Sports Council. Until that happens, we are not aware of what specifically is being requested. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are certainly not contesting that fact. We have passed a motion in this House acknowledging that. We have not heard from the community requesting any support in the area of international recognition. We would be glad to sit down and talk to them along with maybe some of our partners and the Sports Council. Until that happens, we are not aware of what specifically is being requested. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the person's not my constituent but he's my brother, so I thought I better recognize my brother, Bob McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the person's not my constituent but he's my brother, so I thought I better recognize my brother, Bob McLeod.

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of personal privilege to clarify the response provided yesterday to the Member of Hay River South concerning parking stalls at the Yellowknife Airport.

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I wish to inform the House that there was, in fact, a stall provided for the Premier. However, since the Premier neither requested a reserved parking stall nor wants one, that sign has been removed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of personal privilege to clarify the response provided yesterday to the Member of Hay River South concerning parking stalls at the Yellowknife Airport.

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I wish to inform the House that there was, in fact, a stall provided for the Premier. However, since the Premier neither requested a reserved parking stall nor wants one, that sign has been removed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Member is correct; the Minister does have a parking stall there. We do a lot of business in the airport. We are responsible for the airport. The Premier does not have a parking stall, unless he’s taken a nameplate and put it over the RCMP.

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As far as I know, we'll have to go back and take a look, but as far as I know it's only the Minister of Transportation and the RCMP that have nameplates, along with rental vehicles and companies of that nature. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a subject that we are starting to find quite frustrating and just keeps being put on the back burner. In response to another question from one of my colleagues, the Premier spoke about options. We may have other options. I would like to know what those options are. Do we have some drastic options for them to finally start paying attention to our demands? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks to the Premier for the response. Years ago the leaders used to sit and discuss issues amongst themselves, but nowadays it seems like too much of that responsibility is passed on to bureaucrats or negotiators. I would like to ask the Premier if he, as the Premier, and the leaders of the aboriginal groups in the Northwest Territories, the grand chiefs, the chairs, the presidents, just the leaders themselves, have you ever sat in a room and tried to iron out some of these details? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We would be glad to share that information with the Member. Thank you.