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

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So, funding guidelines, is that something, then, that the Minister is prepared to provide as, I do not know, a draft document to Regular MLAs so that we can have a look at that, or perhaps even the public, so that we can make this sort of process more transparent and accountable? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We are prepared to develop those guidelines and share it with committee at the appropriate time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the commitment from the Minister on this. Is that something, then, that is likely to happen in 2018-2019? Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We would endeavour to do that. Thank you.

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

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I do not have anything further on this part of the budget. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Further questions? Seeing none, I will call this summary on page 117. Directorate, operations expenditure summary, $5,410,000. Does committee agree?

Agreed. Thank you. We shall move on to pages 121 to 123. Any questions on 121 to 123 before I read the summary? Seeing none, I will go to page 121. Executive council offices, operations expenditure summary, $4,001,000. Does committee agree?

Agreed. Thank you. We shall move on to pages 125 to 127. Members, could you make reference to which page you are asking questions to under Indigenous and Intergovernmental Affairs? Thank you. Mr. Beaulieu

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I just wanted to get into the negotiations part of this section a bit. I am wondering if the Minister could advise me as to what the plan is for the self-government portion of the negotiations with the Akaitcho? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Premier McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My immediate understanding is that we will be negotiating a land and resources land claim agreement and will follow it up with a self-government agreement. Some Aboriginal governments or Indigenous governments have negotiated both at the same time, but my understanding is the Akaitcho will be moving in that direction.

The federal government has started a new process to develop an Aboriginal rights framework to clarify section 35 rights that are under the treaties. We are not sure how that would affect the future self-government negotiations. There is an indication that it may impact on future self-government talks, but at the present moment, my understanding is that we will continue the way we have always done it where we will finalize and negotiate a land and resources claim and also negotiate a self-government agreement further down the road. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Premier McLeod. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, there would be some need to develop capacity at the Indigenous government level. I would like to ask the Premier if the Premier has any, I guess, opinion on -- no, I shouldn't ask for an opinion, I suppose. If the government is thinking about when the negotiations on the self-government portion of the Akaitcho negotiations will start?

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Premier McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Before I speak specifically on the Akaitcho, I should point out that, in other areas, we have entered into agreements with the federal government, ourselves, and the Aboriginal government to provide for capacity building. I think we are having some good success there.

Also, with the Akaitcho government, we have seconded at least one employee to the Akaitcho to help with the work that they are doing on land claims and self-government. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Premier McLeod. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do not have any further questions on this section at this time.