Thank you, Vice-Chair. It's nice to see you in that seat; it's a little bit different.
First of all, I want to thank all of the witnesses. I appreciate your testimony.
Today my questions will be directed towards Mr. Yang and Mr. Browne. I want to assure you both that your written submissions are most likely going through translation right now, since they have to be delivered in both English and French, and I'm sure we will all have them very soon. I hope that you will pass on my thanks to the hegus and the legislators for sharing your valuable time with us today.
My first question, and I leave it to both of you to decide who is the best to answer, is this: Could you please explain why federal negotiations haven't supported Tla'amin's requests to negotiate an enforcement agreement as set out in the treaty process, and of course in the treaty itself?