Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll just say this very quickly and I'll let Kevin answer too. I think what you can do is study our implementation of our final agreements. This committee should be doing that. Surprisingly enough, when we go to lobby and talk with different MPs and different parties, not many p

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We'd like to see the government suspend this approach to fiscal policy. We feel that if it is implemented, you violate the treaty. When you violate the treaty, which we signed together with you, you put into question the honour of the crown. To put it simply, we, together, should

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll share a couple of things. One thing I said in my opening remarks is that we're major contributors to the economy in the Yukon. The other is we are partners and co-managers with the Yukon government. We have a different style of doing things here. Out of the final agreement

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Perhaps I can answer some of the question in terms of how the existing fiscal policy impacts the implementation. I have a few points. First of all, the previous government basically adopted this policy, two weeks before the writ was dropped, without consultation with our members

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much for allowing us to be in front of you to say a few words. My first nation has about 700 people. We're in the central part of the Yukon. We signed off our final agreement in 1997 and have been working to implement it ever since then. The Prime Minister of Ca

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, what he's basically trying to do is pick away at our final agreement and water it down. How does that improve relationships with first nations? It's the same with the Yukon government in recognizing this is happening. How does that improve relationships with first nations? Wh

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I'd like to introduce myself. I have been the chief of Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation since 2012. I have been a member of the legislative assembly for over 15 years before that, and I served as chief between 1990 and 1996. As such, I am familiar with th