Premier Dennis Fentie says he isn't going to add to the speculation about who may have given an Alberta-based outfitter permission to build a hunting lodge at Copper Point.

'Frankly, there is no response to it because it is not relevant to the issue,' Fentie said. 'There is no such thing as a minister telling any person that they can do something of this nature.

'It can't happen. There are laws in this territory and the government side doesn't break law; otherwise there is a problem.'

Chris McKinnon, the owner-operator of Bonnet Plume Outfitters, told the media last week a government official informed him there would not be any problems with building a large lodge structure and three cabins about 160 kilometres northeast of Mayo.

'I'm not going to speak to someone's verbal comments,' Fentie told reporters last week.

'I've told you what we're doing. This is something very legal in nature. Documentation and evidence must be provided. If not, we will be seeking a removal order.'

Mayo-Tatchun MLA Eric Fairclough asked Fentie in the legislature Monday if he had yet to determine who had given that permission to the outfitter.

Fentie merely told the house he wasn't going to speculate on the matter and the government was acting on what was presented to the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources as a complaint.

'A request has been sent to the outfitter in question to provide legal documents not a conversation that reflect the right to occupancy. If that documentation cannot be provided, then the question of legal standing must be dealt with,' he said.

If the government is not provided with documentation of a legal tenure on the land, a court-ordered removal will be sought, said Fentie.

Fairclough, a Liberal, pressed the issue. He listed off the titles of every minister in Fentie's cabinet and asked if he had asked them if they had provided permission to move forward to McKinnon.

The only minister left out of the list was Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Archie Lang, who McKinnon has indicated was not the individual who granted the go-ahead.

'Why don't we ask the governor of Alaska and the premier of B.C. and the premier of Alberta and who else can we ask?' Fentie stated to the line of questioning.

Fairclough said the Liberal party believes only a minister could have convinced the outfitter to move forward on the construction of the lodge on a conversation alone.

Lyle Henderson, the lands branch manager with the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, has also stated no go-head was given to the outfitter from the department.

'No permission has been provided or has ever been provided to construct that building,' said Henderson.

McKinnon's assertion there was is incorrect, he said.