Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the Minister for giving us an overview in terms of the leadership of the GNWT in terms of the national agenda on Aboriginal issues. My final question, and this section is just in regards to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the action plans. There's been great effort in terms of acknowledging the whole residential school experience. There was an expectation that federal initiatives would flow to communities, especially in terms of dealing with a lot of the intergenerational impacts of just the experiences that our parents or our grandparents had gone through. Is there a continued role that this government will play to ensure the roll out of initiatives does happen and reaches the community level, especially at the ground level where communities really need assistance in terms of taking on wellness and healing initiatives? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is certainly one of the important areas I will be discussing next week as well at the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group, how we will advance the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Certainly, the Northwest Territories play a very large role and a leadership role in that regard. I think it's very important to continue that important work, so we will have the discussion with all of the colleagues, and especially the Government of Canada who will also have a very strong leadership role in that regard. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Any further questions, Mr. Nadli? Thank you. Committee, any further questions on page 28, active position summary, information item? Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. As part of the mandate that we collectively approved for the 18thassembly, I understood that negotiations with Aboriginal governments to settle land rights was going to be a priority. When I look at the table here, there is actually going to be a number of positions cut in negotiations, actually three. So I am just wondering how is that consistent with the mandate that we approved? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We, as I said, if it was just adding positions to settle land claims, we would have added a lot more positions, but we are taking a more focused, a new approach, and that's where my opening remarks that we identified and additional resources of $200,000 to help with this new collaborative approach to dealing with land claims. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Any further questions, Mr. O'Reilly?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So looks like there's going to be four full-time positions that are lost. Can the Minister tell me whether those are staffed currently? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The four positions are all vacant, some of them since 2013. There is one vacant since 2010, another one vacant since 2014. So all the positions will be vacant when this comes into effect. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Any further questions, Mr. O'Reilly?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So can the Minister tell me whether any of those positions were actually signed to any specific negotiations tables? I'm just trying to understand whether the lack of having people, warm bodies in those seats is actually contributed to ongoing delays and negotiations. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. There's no ongoing delays. That happened because of these vacant positions, but I'll ask through you, Mr. Chair, for the deputy minster to go into more detail. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Goldney.

Thank you, Mr. Goldney. Anything further, Mr. O'Reilly?

I don't think anybody's actually answered the specific question I have, which is, are any of these positions that are currently vacant -- one sounds like there's an individual who is retiring -- what specific tables are they actually supporting? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. Goldney.

Thank you, Mr. Goldney. Any further questions, Mr. O'Reilly? Committee, any further questions on page 28? Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, executive position, summary information Item. Are we agreed?

Thank you. That brings us to page 30. Corporate management, operation expenditure summary, activity total, $3,873,000. Any questions? Are we agreed? Mr. O'Reilly.