First of all, the discussions for the development of the memorandum of understanding were between the NWMB, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Environment Canada. Included in our discussions was the Government of Nunavut and the main Inuit party to our land claims agreement, Nunavut Tunngavik. There were a number of parties in the discussions. The parties that signed the MOU were DFO and Environment Canada representing the crown and the NWMB in its own right.
Again, what I want to underline is that the MOU actually works well, but it only goes so far. With the MOU, some of the opening language says it is not a contract, it is not legally binding; it's a memorandum of understanding. So the parties have worked well with it, and we're not complaining about the MOU at all. What we're saying is the act itself is still not in line. It doesn't line up properly with the land claims agreement.
We have an opportunity. This is an example of why you would have a parliamentary review. After five years you see that the land claim and the statute don't line up properly; therefore, you make appropriate revisions to the Species at Risk Act.