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4. The powers, duties and functions of the Minister extend to and
include all matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction, not by law
assigned to any other department, board or agency of the
Government of Canada, relating to
(a) Indian affairs;
(b) the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories
and their resources and affairs; and
(c) Inuit affairs.
2010 FC 495 (CanLII)
5. The Minister shall be responsible for
(a) coordinating the activities in the Yukon Territory
and the Northwest Territories of the several
departments, boards and agencies of the Government
of Canada;
(b) undertaking, promoting and recommending
policies and programs for the further economic and
political development of the Yukon Territory and the
Northwest Territories; and
(c) fostering, through scientific investigation and
technology, knowledge of the Canadian north and of
the means of dealing with conditions related to its
further development.
[200] The Regional Offices of the Department were located in Whitehorse. The most senior
representative of the Department located in Whitehorse was the RDG. In the time frame that is
relevant for the purposes of this action, that position was occupied by Mr. Ivanski from July 1993 to
July or August 1997 and by Mr. Terrence Sewell from December 1997 until September 2001.
[201] The Yukon forest industry has historically been focused in the region surrounding Watson
Lake. Watson Lake is a community 454 kilometres southeast of Whitehorse, with a population in