Thank you, Mr. Chair. People occupying or putting up wall tents that are semi-permanent are not classified as unauthorized occupants, although it is supposed to be seasonal use. It is a little bit of a grey area.

We don't call them squatters, because there is no homesteading act in the Northwest Territories, so there are no squatters' rights. If they have a permanent structure, it is unauthorized. If it is a tent frame and it is there for a while and it looks like it is semi-permanent, then we do check to make sure that their garbage is taken care of, there's a proper outhouse, and there's no contamination going into the water. Thank you, Mr. Chair.