Thank you very much.
The first amendment that we have here is an amendment to clause 2. Basically the amendment would delete lines 11 to 18. It deal with the powers that have been delegated to the federal minister. During a number of meetings that we held with representatives from the territory, and also in our public sessions in Yukon, it was quite evident from the majority of presenters that there were huge concerns with the powers given to the federal minister under this particular section of the act. Many people certainly indicated that will be was an erosion of powers normally held by the aboriginal governments in that area, and they were adamant about making changes to this section of the bill.
In fact nearly every person who presented to the committee on that particular day made recommendations that there should be changes with regard to this section of the act. They specifically outlined what the impact would be with this particular change. Therefore, we felt it was necessary to make this amendment in the bill, and I would like to move that amendment this morning.