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PoliticsDevolution2TuesdayMay282013NEWSBRIEFSChargeslaidinHayRiverstabbingAmanisrecoveringinanEdmontonhospitalafterastabbinginHayRiverearlyinthemorningofMay18.A26year-oldHayRiverresidentwasstabbedwithaknifewhilewalkingonatrailneartheRoosterGasBaratabout345a.m.Hesustainedanon-lifethreateninginjuryandwastransportedtoEdmonton.RyanChristopherHeron35ofHayRiverhasbeenarrestedandchargedwithag-gravatedassault.HeiscurrentlyremandedincustodyandhasarstcourtappearanceonMay28at930a.m.Policearereleasingfewdetailsatthismomentastheinvestigationisongoing.MtisandAlbertasignagreementondevelopmentAnewdevelopmentagreementbetweentheMtisSet-tlementsGeneralCouncilandtheAlbertagovernmentmeansmorebenetsandgreatercontrolfortheprov-incesMtisaccordingtotheprovincialgovernment.Thenewco-managementagreementgivesMtisSettlementstheauthoritytorequirecompaniesbiddingonresourcerightsbeneathsettlementlandstosubmitbenetspro-posalsinareassuchaslocalemploymenttrainingorinfrastructureimprovements.Alsoacompanywhollyownedbyasettlementcouncilmaychoosetopurchasearightunderitslandatapresetprice.AlbertaistheonlyCanadianprovincewithalandbasededicatedspeci-callytoMtis.TherstrightsundersettlementlandswillbeavailableforbiddingattheJune3biweeklysale.WildreburninginWoodBuffaloAwildrestartedburningwithinWoodBuffaloNationalParksoutheastofLakeClaireandabout75kmnorth-eastofFortMcMurraylastweek.AlbertasEnviron-mentandSustainableResourceDevelopmentESRDstaffareactivelymonitoringandholdingthereabout6hectaresinsize.Thedepartmenthadfourhelicoptersand70personnelhandlingthereasofFriday.ESRDiswarningtheremaycausesmokyconditionsinthearea.CAMPINGSEASONISJUSTAROUNDTHECORNERSomeofthebestbrandsinthebusinesssuchasHeartlandandKeystoneGETGEAREDUPATNORTHSTARCHRYSLERwherewehaveahugeselectionofnewandusedCampersFifthWheelsandToyHaulersFREENightStayinHighLevelwitheverypurchasewww.northstarchrysler.caWHEREPEOPLEBECOMECUSTOMERSFORLIFEGetintothisTrailerOnly19900FormerNWTpremierwantsplebisciteondevolutionStephenKakfwisharesharshwordsforPremierMcLeodatdevolutionforumByJACKDANYLCHUKFormerpremierStephenKakfwiischallengingtheterritorialgovernmenttotakeitsdevolutiondealtothepeople.SpeakingatapublicforuminYellowknifeKak-fwicitedthevotesin1982todividetheNorthwestTerritoriesandratifythenewboundarywithNuna-vuttosupporthischallengetoPremierBobMcLeod.Thepremiersaidhedoesntwanttogovernbyplebiscitebutwetookdi-visiontothecommunitiesacrosstheNorthwestTerri-toriesin1982weheldan-otherplebiscitetoacceptthenegotiatedboundaryKakfwisaid.Nobodysaiditwouldcosttoomuchnobodysaiditwastoodifficulthetoldanaudienceofabout40peoplewhoturnedoutforoneinaseriesofforumsondevolutionsponsoredbyAlternativesNorth.ThisisthelasttransferofresponsibilitythatwehaveandwhatIseeisareallackofcondenceinourleadershipinthepeopleoftheNorthIseealackofcondenceinourleadersindealingwithOttawaandindealingwithindustryhesaid.majorityofpeoplesupportdevolutionbutwantavoteonthedealthattheterri-torialgovernmentsignedinMarch.IfIwaspremierIwouldjumpatthechancetosayIamsoconfidentsosureofmyselfthatofcourseIthinkthatwillchangesaidHamrewhowillneverthe-lesssendapackageofques-tionstolegislatorsexpress-ingtheconcernsofpeoplewhoattendedtheforums.Supportfordevolutioniswidespreadbutthegovern-mentneedstoknowthatthisisnotterritorialnegotiatorMartinGoldneysdevolutiondealthisisourdevolutiondealHamresaid.KakfwisaidhesneveracceptedthatthedevolutiondealisagoodonebutIveacceptedthatitistheonlydealpossible.Thisisapigsearbutitcanbeturnedintoasilkpurse.Itwilltakeyearsofwork.Itsfundamentalthatwestartright.Weneedthebuy-inofeverybodyintheNorthwestTerritories.Kakfwiisproposingase-riesofconferencestoexam-inetheimpactofdevolutionsothatwecanassesshowtomakethebestdealofwhatwehavetoday.Idontthinkthefinan-cialdealwillgetbetter.Ottawahassaidtakeitorleaveitandthatswhatyouheardfromthepremierhesaid.Hessoconditionedhehasnosenseofconfi-dencetosayImgoingtostandup.Thatsscary.IfourleadersloseconfidencethenwhereareweThisisthelasttransferofresponsibil-itythatwehaveandwhatIseeisareallackofcondenceinourleadershipinthepeopleoftheNorthIseealackofcondenceinourleadersindealingwithOttawaandindealingwithindustry.FormerNWTPremierStephenKakfwiItisnotagoodfeelingtohaveespeciallywhenleadersisolatethemselvesandsaywehaveamandatewegotthismandatefromthepeopleandIdontseeitKakfwisaid.InevergaveanMLAamandateinthelastelec-tiontonegotiateadealondevolution.Noonegaveittothepremiernoonegaveittothecabinet.BasedontheresultsofapublicopinionsurveyconductedforAlterna-tivesNorthKakfwisaidawillputittoavotetodis-pelthecriticsbutmostlytosayforbetterorworsewereallinittogetherKakfwisaid.Thiswaylessthan20peoplewillmakethedeci-sion.Thatisfundamentallyandmorallywrong.SpeakingforAlternativesNorthGordonHamresaidinaninterviewthathehaslittlehopethattheterrito-rialgovernmentwillchangeitsmind.TheMLAshavevotednottoholdaplebisciteIdontPremierdidntwanttoraiseexpectationsContinuedfrompage1.McLeodhadpreviouslyreferredtothedealastakeitorleaveitduringdebateintheLegislativeAssemblyoverwhetherornotaplebi-sciteorreferendumshouldbeheldtogiveallresidentsoftheterritoryachancetovoteontheconsensusdraftversionoftheagreement.Hesaidthosewordsweremeanttoconveythegov-ernmentslackofintentiontorenegotiatethetermsofthedealratherthanframeitasfinal.WhenIsaidthosewordsitwasonthebasisoftheresnoappetitetogobackandstartre-negotiatingadeal.Ididntwanttoraisethepublicsexpectationthatweweregoingtogoandgetashoppinglistofallthethingsthatwewantedtogobackandrenegotiatebecausetheresnoappetitetodothathesaid.IssuesraisedbytherestofNWTresidentsduringtheongoingpublicinfor-mationsessionsondevolu-tionbeingheldacrosstheterritorywillnotdirectlychangetheagreement.ThatswhatweredoingthroughtheLegislativeAs-semblyhesaid.IftheMLAswiththefeedbackthattheyregettingfeelitssignificantenoughthatweshouldntgoaheadwithdevolutionthenthedealisoff.WerefilingareportofwhatweheardandIunder-standthatprobablysomeoftheMLAswillbeusingwhatevertheybelievewillcontributetotheprocess.IftheMLAswiththefeedbackthattheyregettingfeelitssignicantenoughthatweshouldntgoaheadwithdevolutionthenthedealisoff.NWTPremierBobMcLeodPoliticsDevolution