Rylund Johnson

Thank you, Madam Chair. I saw that there's an engagement and a land use permit going in to expand the parking when you get to the end of Tibbitt Lake at the end of the Ingraham Trail. Happy to see that. Happy to see that the signage has been added. I'm just hoping the Minister can clarify whether that's ITI or infrastructure money or operations or capital money, where exactly that money is coming from? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Committee would like to report on its consideration on Bill 66, An Act to Amend the Property Assessment and Taxation Act, as ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I hope all nine of those regs are done by the end of this Assembly. I think that would be a true step in getting the Department of Lands to start some of their other work.

First amongst that is the Land Leaseonly policy, Mr. Speaker. I know the department has gone out and done a review on the Land Leaseonly policy. I'm wondering if the Minister could update this House on when he expects to see changes to that policy. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It was almost four years ago that this House passed the Public Land Act, a landmark piece of our postdevolution work that truly gave a madeintheNorth approach to how we were going to deal with land. And so my question for the Minister of Lands is as we approach that fouryear mark, when are we going to bring that piece of legislation into force? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Well, I'll save questions on that for Infrastructure. I guess I'm going to try one more attempt, my last in this Assembly, about winter camping. I know there's many different ways this could look. I want to perhaps point out one of the lowest cheapest ways is I saw the town of Fort Smith recently partnered with the Salt River First Nation and is running a number of on the land camping expeditions which are available to everyone who wants to go on them. And there's a number of elders participating, and it's kind of a training exercise. And I think this kind of, you know, bridges the gap in you...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Member for Thebacha, that Committee Report 4219(2), Report on Bill 66, An Act to Amend the Property Assessment and Taxation Act, be received by the Assembly and referred to Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think first in that policy, I and I believe the Minister shares, that people living in communities who've been in a lease for many years would be given the option to own their homes in fee simple. Is that something we can expect to see from the changes to the land leaseonly policy, Mr. Speaker?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just as we take a break for the long weekend, I just wanted to wish all my constituents oh wait, Madam Speaker, it's not a long weekend because I thought perhaps we were in New Brunswick, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, or British Columbia where Monday will be Family Day, Madam Speaker. Or perhaps we were in PEI where they will be celebrating Islander Day, or Manitoba where they'll be celebrating Louis Riel Day or Nova Scotia Heritage Day. But no, Madam Speaker, even though our February is cold and dark, there's no holidays for us.

Madam Speaker, I want to...

Madam Speaker, is this going to be the year that the Minister of holidays gives us Family Day? Well let's find out. When will we get a statutory holiday in February? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Yeah, thank you, Madam Speaker. I know that lands is posting notices and they are not getting uptake, and there are a lot of Indigenous governments who are specifically telling their members do not identify your cabin. And I think there's a history there because what then happens is you have to get a lease and then you have to pay lease fees and then you have to pay taxes. And so why would you do that when you could just have your cabin for free? And I think the step here is right now there is a wild inconsistency on which Indigenous rights holders are paying anything for their cabins, which...