Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning to each of you, again. It's good to have you with us. I believe I noted in some of the background materials that indeed you felt that coming to the committee was of benefit in terms of moving the yardstick somewhat. We're glad to hear that, because sometimes we ourselves get a little bit frustrated with the committee process and how the legislative process works here in the House of Commons, or in Parliament generally.
You said the Crees would like to have seen other elements included in this particular amendment. Could you outline what some of those other elements could have been?
As well, as I understand it—you can correct me if I'm wrong—in the new relationship agreement signed in 2008 there seems to be two streams. There is an amendment to the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, outlining what you've already said, some advancement in terms of governance for the Cree Regional Authority, and the inclusion of the Ouje-Bougoumou Cree as a band. There seems to be, in the new relationship, as well, a more substantive, more involved type of negotiation to a Cree government—sort of a self-government agreement, if you want to call it that.
Is it possible that while we move with these particular amendments, other types of issues will be dealt with in that more supposedly comprehensive agreement? Are there any timelines around a self-government agreement, and when we might actually see one?