Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my written question is entitled Initialling of the Final Dogrib Claim. My question is for the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. There are many unresolved issues and unanswered questions surrounding the Final Dogrib Claim, such as the incremental costs of Dogrib self-government, implications of self-government on non-Dogrib citizens living in Dogrib communities, and those that do business or visit Dogrib communities and/or within the Dogrib settlement region; and implications of other First Nations governments, such as the Akaitcho, the Deh Cho and the South Slave Metis, who are also negotiating their place in modern day Canada.
These aboriginal governments are also claiming the same lands that have been identified in the Dogrib claim. The question is, Mr. Speaker, will the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs or his negotiators initial the Dogrib Final Agreement before the issues and questions mentioned above are resolved? Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker.