Madam Speaker, it has been the policy of the federal government that all existing third-party interests in areas that are under negotiations are respected. I don't expect the federal government will be changing its position in these negotiations. The nature and the scope of the talks that Treaty 8 will have with the federal government with regard to their treaty land entitlement, is still not clear. The scope of those discussions has yet to be defined. It's my understanding that the federal government always insists that whatever third-party interests exist at the time negotiations get under way, are to be respected. Thank you.

Madam Speaker, it's my understanding that there are two different versions with regard to Treaty 8. There is the written version that the federal government has, then there is the Dene version, the oral version as held by the Dene chiefs and the elders of the Treaty 8 region. The intent of the talks will determine whose version is the correct version. Whether that's going to be done through the courts or through negotiations remains to be seen, but I would expect that the federal government would probably take a very restricted view in their interpretation of the treaties, and the Dene will take the view that they've long held through the years. Thank you.