SoVote

Decentralized Democracy
  • Oct/17/23 2:00:00 p.m.

Senator Duncan: Senator Tannas, in light of the fact that Diamond Tooth Gerties has been licensed since long before I was legal to be drinking or gambling there — I was, honest — do you not think that because these special provisions were licensed by Canada and they have worked all these years as tourism and as an economic generator, and because the Yukon also has government-to-government-to-government relationships with First Nations, perhaps it would be worthy of study by your committee or by the group studying this legislation? To that effect, I would not consider proposing an amendment without substantial consultation — to Senator Batters’ point — with the territory and the First Nation governments. It needs to be all three at least.

123 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border