Mr. Patrick Borbey at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On March 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.

March 26th, 2009 / 4:05 p.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Northern Affairs, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

I work for the federal government and that's where I take my directions. I understand that we do have to manage those responsibilities in a way that's compatible with the aspirations of northerners, so that means we have to do a lot of consultation, have a lot of involvement.

There are some areas, in the Northwest Territories, for example, where there are some responsibilities for wildlife that have already been devolved. So we do have to work together.

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