Well, to my mind, and certainly as being somebody who is at the main table negotiating with both CIRNAC and DFO, as well as the Province of Nova Scotia, it's always been our understanding that when it comes to fisheries negotiations, that is in the purview of DFO. Certainly, DFO has made it clear that CIRNAC is not there to discuss any of the ways in which fisheries discussions go forward.
When we developed the RRA concept, it was built around the idea that we would start with doable action items that could work going forward, and we could develop those in a way that preserves the health and vitality of the treaties and get both parties working together as co-managers in the attempt.
The dilemma, as you've been saying, is that DFO has come with a very limited mandate on what they can discuss and how they wish to discuss it, and their ability to go out of those mandates seems to be very difficult. My understanding is that they get their mandates from cabinet through the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and I don't know how much CIRNAC has to say in the whole affair.