Good afternoon.
I get very concerned when I listen to you. Perhaps I'm wrong, but it seems to me that everybody is preparing land use plans. Everybody is planning and that takes a lot of time. I imagine you read the McCrank report.
I'm speaking to the representative from the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, Mr. Overvold. When I read the McCrank report, I see it stated that, in 2008—this is now two years later—the settlement of land claims... Wait, I'm going to read it to you because it's interesting. At a seminar, Walter Bayha—I don't know whether you know him—said: "The appointment process stalls Boards' decision-making and is outside their control." I just heard Mr. Quassa say the same thing, and probably Mr. Edjericon will say the same thing as well. Where is it blocked? Where does it stop? Is it at the minister's office? We will have to make recommendations. So how can we help you? Should we tell the minister to act?
I have a supplementary question. Today, March 30, are you still waiting for appointments so that you can operate, or is everything in place? Can you tell us today whether you are still waiting for appointments? They are all here, even the parliamentary secretary, who isn't listening to me there.