Well, where to start?
As Romeo said, welcome back, everyone. It's great to be back around the table to deal with this important, but, yes, very large issue around land claims.
I have the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in my riding, and they have been negotiating the Tyendinaga or Culbertson Tract land claim since 2003. I actually moderated a town hall discussion in 2007 on this issue, when it looked like the government was seized with doing negotiation. That lasted about a year, and then nothing. Everything is kind of pulled back now. I know that we are entering into negotiations with them again, and thankfully it looks like there is going to be some progress on some fronts.
In the south, the agreements are now in areas that have become developed, and this adds a much more complicated component to negotiating these agreements.
My question is, what can we change? We're going to the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte as part of our travel plan a week Friday, so we'll be hearing from them, but I want to hear from you. What do we need to do? What do we need to change to speed up the process of negotiating these agreements?
The specific land claim agreements.... Yes, we say we're going to do three years, and then three years, and then the tribunal, but when you're dealing with an issue this complicated.... What can we change that will help resolve this?