Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is a framework agreement that was signed by the Deh Cho First Nations with the federal government and the GNWT, as well as an interim measures agreement. It is a process that was agreed upon that has to be negotiated. Work is happening now at these two negotiation sessions that I mentioned, of the preliminary beginning of talking about how and what scope it is going to be.

The Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs coordinates the GNWT approach at the table. We talk with the officials of the other departments that are affected by the different subject matters that are at the table. We coordinate that. At this point in time, because this interim measures agreement is one of the first of its kind, we are making our way through it to see how it is going to work internally in the government.

Yes, the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs will take a lead role in coordinating the approach of government. We take the advice and directions of other departments, so we still are in the beginning of coming to internal agreements of exactly how it is going to work at the end. This is a very beginning stage of approaches that we have agreed to be a part of and it includes the federal government as well as the Deh Cho First Nation government. So it is at a very preliminary stage, yes.

The Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs is taking the lead role in coordinating GNWT's participation at this table. Mahsi.