This process fully respects the land claims, treaties, all the other obligations as it relates to Aboriginal rights. We are talking about public lands. We are talking about authority that now resides with the federal government to reside in the North. We have a process, a not legally binding process, to move us forward through a process of negotiation to resolve the issues that have been identified. We have funds put forward to do that. We have a request for additional funds to keep that process moving. It’s a process that folks can, if they’re not happy, they can leave. If they can negotiate and resolve the issues that are of concern to them before the final agreement, then they don’t have to take part.
What we have now is an opportunity as Northerners to finally move forward, to take our full place at the Canadian table of Confederation where we have the same rights enjoyed by all other Canadians except ourselves and Nunavut. This process is critical for us to do the things we’re talking about in terms of managing our future, the type of things that Mr. Bromley talked about, types of development, the control over the decision-making. This process allows us to move forward. It’s been carefully considered. It’s not legally binding. It fully respects all the Aboriginal rights issues.