Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, the Dogrib Treaty 11 negotiations have been going on for quite a number of years. We as a government have our own negotiating team at the table. We have been doing everything we can over the few years to try to move this claim forward.
Although negotiators are working very hard to initial a final agreement this year, there remains some very difficult issues, including the issues of who will pay for incremental costs, the whole subject of certainty provisions, which is the old extinguishment clause. Certainty provisions have been a big issue. The decision on certainty is expected from Canada very soon.
Of course, there is the whole issue of the Dogrib and the Akaitcho First Nations having not reached an agreement over the boundary and overlap issues, which is also a very big issue, which I identified early on was going to be a big issue and it is. The Akaitcho have recently gone to court over this issue. Whether or not an injunction is granted with respect to the Akaitcho Dene First Nations settlement of claim could have an affect on when negotiations are concluded.
There is still a great deal of work to be done but the negotiators are working hard to conclude negotiations as soon as possible. There is another negotiation session slated to be next week, for about a week to ten days in Ottawa. At that time, we will have a better indication of where we are at. Thank you.