Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to apologize because I was unable to travel with the committee to the Yukon. Since I'm also a member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, I had to remain in Ottawa.
I listened very closely to your comments which I found most interesting. I also read the submission of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board. The six-stage process outlined is very interesting and could, in my opinion, be applied to other locations in Canada.
Since I'm from Quebec, I will take note of the details of this process. It could probably be applied to many claim cases and project assessments.
I'm not sure which of the three witnesses will be able to answer my first question. The White River First Nation, the Ross River Dene Council and the Liard First Nation are still without any land agreements. GIven that your organization is important to Yukon's development, is it involved in some way in land claim negotiations? If it is not, would you like to take part in these negotiations? Or are you following these land claim negotiations closely?