Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just a couple of quick follow-up questions. Again, I wasn’t clear on some of the responses I got earlier from the Minister of Environment. He mentioned that he had met with the working group and was intending to meet with them again, that he met with them last month and is intending to meet next month.
Does that working group include the stakeholders group? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister of ENR, Mr. Miltenberger.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Speaker, I understand, again, that these meetings have been happening with the working group. I understand that those are those people with Aboriginal treaty rights and responsibilities for wildlife management. As we know, problems developed during the Wildlife Act. They were always leaving out consultations with those without those rights until very late in the game where their input becomes ineffective and the result, of course, is unnecessary tension and division. I am sure that is not the intent of the Minister, but the Minister is well aware of this.
What is the Minister going to do to immediately set up a meeting with the stakeholders group? I understand the meeting next month is again with the working group and not the stakeholders group. I would love to be corrected on that. Mahsi.
Mr. Speaker, I fully expect that there will be a meeting within the same time frame with the stakeholders Wildlife Act Advisory Group. Thank you.
Mr. Speaker, thanks for the Minister’s response. The Minister has already met with the working group on defining the issues. Would the Minister meet next, before the working group, to get the contribution of those without Aboriginal and treaty rights on defining what the issues are to be addressed in the regs? Mahsi.
Mr. Speaker, if I was unclear, I apologize. I haven’t directly met with the Wildlife Act Advisory Group about the regulations. I made some comments at a function about the Wildlife Act where they were in attendance, but I have not met with the Wildlife Act Advisory Group. They have met with ENR officials and looked at the logistics and technical aspects of the work to be done. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Final, short supplementary, Mr. Bromley.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks very much for that clarification.
Will the Minister commit to getting both of these groups together for a refreshing all-under-one-tent discussion? Mahsi.
I will work at that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.
