Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, we have a deputy minister who is responsible for the whole ministry. Part of the ministry includes land claims negotiations, as well as self-government negotiations. There is a director for the self-government negotiations. The director is responsible for the chief negotiators of each table. There is a coordinated approach between the deputy minister, the director and the chief negotiator, along with the policy analyst. The reporting is such that after every negotiating session, the chief negotiator, along with counterparts from different departments, discuss the outcome of the negotiations with the director, the deputy minister, and the policy analyst. As the Minister, I eventually receive a report after each negotiation session.
As the negotiations go along, if things are according to the policies we have laid out, then it does not necessarily have to go to Cabinet for any decision. However, if there is a decision that is above and beyond the outline of a policy we have laid out, then the department will develop revision to an existing policy or maybe create a new one. That has to go to Cabinet. If it is within the mandate of the negotiations, then it is just a matter of negotiating and reporting. That is the way it is set up. Thank you.