Adding land to reserve, expanding the reserves, gives potential for economic development opportunities. It all comes hand in hand, acquiring lands for betterment, for natural resources.... Now when we add land to the reserve it's under the Indian Act at first, so settlement lands in NWT would be different. But it does have the potential to increase the social well-being of our people so that we have access to more lands and natural resources.
On November 6th, 2018. See this statement in context.