Thank you, Mr.
Chair. Just to
reiterate what Minister Miltenberger has indicated and what the Member has indicated, we would agree with Mr. Bromley that land is a significant issue.
We do, however, think that we've made some significant progress over the last couple of years simply because by focusing on the need for land tenure, that's required us to get into some fairly detailed discussions with communities on different options that may be available to them. When you're dealing with situations like land claims, we want to be absolutely sure that we're not interfering with land claims. At the same time, we also want to be sure that we're working with communities toward the same end, and that is getting housing on the ground.
While we have to secure our land tenure, we also understand that there are different ways of doing so through long-term leases and so on. As I say, we feel that we've made some pretty good progress. We've done so with folks in the Akaitcho and other groups. Overall, we think that the kind of progress that we're making now on land is going to serve us very well over time.