Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To add to what the Minister has said with regard to the impact of the amendments on claims, there is no impact in these bills on land and their claim. The government has had in place, since August 1985, a land-lease only policy in the western Arctic. Under that policy, as a general rule, Commissioner's land is only leased, it is not, as a general rule, sold in communities in the western Arctic, pending the settlement of claims in the settlement areas. These bills deal with land, as the Minister

pointed out, that is already held by municipal corporations. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.