Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would add that just because that's how it's been done in the past, that doesn't always mean that's how it will be implemented in the future. That is another part of the lack of trust issue.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  First regarding your question about “significant change”, it's not defined in the act at the moment. I have to say that the term “significant change” means different things to different people. My definition is probably different from even, say, Lewis's, or the definition of some

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Then to the point on the independent body, I think YESAB has been successful partly because it is independent, and so Yukoners trust it. Let's face it, whatever political party you're in, there are going to be portions of the population that don't trust you. That goes for NGOs as

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would agree with you. I'd say no. We have different devolution agreements. We have different first nations. We have the Umbrella Final Agreement, which is different from what we have in the NWT or what we have in Nunavut. At the moment, YESAA addresses a set of Yukon-specific

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. I'd like to start by thanking the committee for travelling to Yukon and taking the time to hear from Yukoners on this important bill. CPAWS Yukon works with aboriginal and public governments, local organizations, businesses, and citizens to ensure the natural wealth