Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The little confusion that we had here earlier with the preamble -- and we deal with it at the end of all the clauses -- causes me great concern because the only thing in this whole act that mentions my concern, which is treaty and aboriginal rights, is in the preamble. All it says is, "recognizing the rights and freedoms of aboriginal people in the Northwest Territories as set out in section 35 of the Constitution Act of 1982."
That is where my concern is. From my understanding, the preamble is not part of the act. So, even though it may say these things in the preamble, it's not in the act. What I understand is that once this act gets into place, it is going to be about a year or so before any of the regulations that would drive this bill will be developed. If it is not in the act, it's up to the interpretation of the department to develop the regulations based on treaty and aboriginal rights. Is my understanding correct that the preamble is not part of the act and that, if regulations are being developed once this act is passed, it will take about a year or so and the preamble doesn't necessarily help in the development of the regulations? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.