Mr. Chair, just in regard to the Premier’s comments, he just said a couple minutes ago that there’s no money in there to bring other people to the table at this time. So how can he state now that, oh, you can come to the table anytime you want? Technically, there’s no money in this budget to have the people come to the table. That’s what he told us. There’s only money there for two groups and not for the other groups to take part. That’s the point I’m trying to make, is where is the money to ensure that those groups that have an ambition to take a second look at this have an opportunity to take that second look, have the resources to get those groups together and consider possible changes to this arrangement going forward.
This is an agreement-in-principle. This is not a final agreement. You can make changes to this agreement with the parties. As long as the parties agree, it’s a negotiated process. There are also elements that are in the land claim agreements that differ from one land claim agreement to the other. Those elements have to be negotiated into a Devolution Agreement, because it’s in the land claim agreements under the surface rights section. Those surface rights obligations have to be negotiated into those agreements. How are you going to do it without having those claimant groups at the table?
Again, it seems like it’s a simple thing that’s, oh well, come to the table and we’ll invite you through
the door and basically now you’re full participants, but yet there’s no money for you to fully participate. That is my understanding of what they stated, is that the $2.2 million only covers the operational costs and those groups that have already signed. How do you intend to make those additional expenditures? Are we talking about another supp coming back when those groups come to the table?