The reason I ask the question because under the land claim agreement it makes reference to the government "shall". Shall means that they are responsible to do something, and yet there are a lot of sections of the agreement that the government has not done what it states in the land claim agreement, where you are taking responsibility. You talk about forest management - you mentioned that you have been in consultation with the renewable resource councils, but then there are different sections that talk about the government "shall consult" in those roles where it has to be done.
The reason that you add these weasel words to these different agreements is that there are ways of stating the commitment of a different group or government, that they have to do these things. The Government of the NWT shall consult with the Gwich'in Tribal Council prior to establishing any territorial parks. There are all these different sections under the agreement. I am just wondering, who in the department makes sure that these obligations are being followed by the government? Especially when it comes to the land claims agreement.
A good example is the Inuvialuit who signed their agreement in 1984. It was almost ten years before any of those sections were considered or put into effect. I am just wondering, can the Minister tell us exactly how are you living up to the obligations where it clearly states that the government shall do these things? Who is the one who follows that? Who is the one who makes sure you are following the responsibilities that you have in these different land claim agreements?