Last September, the minister signed a memorandum of understanding with B.C. first nations. For some time there's been a concern and my understanding from talking with first nations leaders in B.C. is that whenever a court decision comes down or whenever there's a decision needed in managing a particular fishery, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has expressed that they don't have a mandate.
But that changed, I understand, with this memorandum of understanding signed by the minister and I believe with the BC Treaty Commission and with the leadership of the B.C. first nations, and that includes two meetings a year. I know some concern was expressed in December when I was out there that a meeting had been scheduled with the minister but had been cancelled at the last minute.
I wondered if you could give us an update on that, whether that MOU was being fulfilled, and a status report on the negotiations with the first nations.