Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think it is fundamental to any accord that whatever compromise or solution we reach has to be reflective of those who live, own and protect the land. So I would suggest my response would be that we are trying to reach an arrangement with all northerners, aboriginal claimant groups, First Nation groups and this public government, a consensus as to what the content and the design of the accord should be so that we can then move it forward in our negotiations with the federal government.
The negotiations are currently under way and, as a matter of fact, they were under way in Calgary just the day before yesterday and there are ongoing meetings over the next two or three weeks in an effort to try and reach an arrangement. I can't say at this time whether or not a satisfactory arrangement will be reached, but I can tell you that every effort is being made by the department and Mr. Bailey, who is leading the negotiations on our behalf, and my optimistic side tells me that hopefully, given, to some extent, the urgency of this matter, we will be able to reach an arrangement. However, it is premature at this time to be able to say that definitively. Thank you.