Niki Ashton at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On May 7th, 2015. See this statement in context.

May 7th, 2015 / 9:10 a.m.

NDP

Niki Ashton NDP Churchill, MB

Thank you very much.

Thank you to all of our witnesses for joining us today. You travelled quite a bit to get here.

My first question is directed at North Central Development.

Mr. Johnston, you referred to a partnership with NCN, particularly with regard to a parcel of land that is owed to NCN and that has yet to receive approval from the federal government despite a delay of 18 years. We know that the treaty land entitlement process is an immense barrier to economic development in our region.

I'd like to begin by asking Chief Moody what this situation means for NCN. To both of you, how important is it to move forward?

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