Mr. Speaker, this amendment to the Nunavut Act gives rise to the question of whether or not it was properly thought out in the first place by the government. It is talking about a different system of justice, something separate from what the rest of Canadians enjoy. Certainly, then, there would have been room to go ahead with a different system for selecting people in the Senate. They will have to make a new seat for this territory.
In the House of Commons on October 28th, 1998. See this statement in context.