Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses, Mr. Gotch and Mr. Shoemaker.
As we know, there are 14 Yukon nations, and 11 of them that have signed modern treaties.
I believe it was Chief Nicole Tom who was here from the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation, who brought to us her concerns on behalf of the nation about the Yukon salmon populations of Canadian origin being at a historic all-time low. She brought to the committee some strong recommendations and steps forward.
With the news we have had since this witness, I want to go through to see if some of these factors were addressed in the steps that have been taken to date.
First, can you share what the involvement has been of first nations in these negotiations for this new agreement?