Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, witnesses, for coming here today.
As I think about the north, it strikes me, of course, that we have the name the “Yukon Territory”—it's the Yukon, but it's a territory—and, oddly enough, the territory we're talking about today is actually named in the plural, the “Northwest Territories”. But I think there's still a reason for that when you look at the enormous size of the region and the differences throughout the region.
That raises a question. I'm going to ask Mr. Bell to start off on this.
What has been your experience of working with the individual land and water boards around the Northwest Territories? Can you give us some examples? Also, what is it that gives you confidence, or why would you argue that a super-board would have enough understanding of the differences in those different parts of the Northwest Territories?