In the north we recognize that we have an infrastructure deficit, and as I pointed out, I think we're doing quite well on that front. We need investment to help a healthy economy, but we also need to deal with the indigenous concerns. The land tenure issue is still on the table for many indigenous governments. Self-governance, or governance period, is an issue we need to sort out. We've done many good things on that front. I think we've moved forward and had very good discussions. We need to continue with that.
In terms of the cost of negotiations, the negotiation process is very expensive for the indigenous governments but also for our government, and we've seen many cuts during the time of the Conservatives that left us with very few negotiators on the federal side and very little in terms of resources from the indigenous side. I was really happy to see that we've looked at forgiveness and reimbursement for comprehensive land claims. I'm hoping that is going to help many of the indigenous governments move forward. One of my communities that settled self-government took 20 years. It was very expensive and very slow. We need to make that a better, easier process to move forward.
I'd like you to talk a bit about the importance of these measures to our government and how we can build on the progress we've made so far.