Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the fact that these agreements are with the First Nations and Metis should be indication enough that these are based on the rights that were there prior to the federal or territorial government establishment.
I would like to ask the Minister, he does have a legal opinion on an agreement that he does not have a copy of, has never seen a copy of these agreements. How can the department have a legal opinion on a document they do not even have access to or have not seen? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.