Thank you, Mr. Tootoo.
I can assure you and, through you, the government of your territory that we intend to continue those conversations in a robust way.
As you know, our government recognizes the rights of Inuit to access wildlife and knows it's essential for food security and to maintain the traditions of Inuit people. We have been in regular dialogue—and you are a constructive part of a lot of this discussion—with Inuit leaders, with the government of the territory, and with the NTI, obviously, to ensure that the planning and establishment of future marine protected areas under the Oceans Act is consistent with the treaty obligations, including negotiations of Inuit impact benefit agreements.
The draft land use plan, with which you are obviously very familiar, calls for many parts of the ocean in the Nunavut settlement area to be protected. Our commitment is to work—