At a press conference in Terrace Sept. 15 Lovick said the session could begin following Remembrance Day but the decision hasn't been made. I would love to see the thing go to the legislature in November and seal the thing by Christmas. Lovick said opposition to the deal is based on politics rather than principles. He supports a quick ratification by the province because the details have already been known for about two and a half years. Lovick said he hadn't encountered opposition to the final agreement during his short tour in the northwest last week.
People probably know more about it.
He noted that 2,500 people have asked for copies of the final agreement since it was reached in mid-July. At a forum on the Nisga'a final agreement held in Terrace last week, Lovick said the province has a moral, legal, and economic obligation to support the final agreement. Lovick said the Nisga'a final agreement legislation will go through the same approval process as any other piece of legislation except that it will be subject to a free vote. Questions about the deal from the public ranged from the nitty-gritty to the philosophical. And sometimes both at once.