Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is to the witnesses, through you, Mr. Chair. First of all, I would like to thank the witnesses for attending today. It's a really important opportunity for us, in particular our team here on this side, to appreciate what is going on.
We've actually sort of narrowed things down to four themes, and I want to touch on those four themes that I think my colleagues and I will address in this process. One is the framework, the second is the tabling of the offer, and then on the negotiations and what happens after that.
My first question is the following. Why has Canada adopted the three-year operational framework for negotiation of specific claim agreements?