Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a document dating from 1997, which the Chief of Wolf Lake sent me, entitled “New Band and Landless Band Pressures”. In 1997, a list was already being compiled of bands without a territorial base, and there were a dozen of them in Quebec and Canada. What I see is that obviously not much has changed in 30 years.
First, would it be possible to provide us with a written copy of the complete list of communities that do not have reserve land or land-based status, as well as the status of negotiations with them, for the purposes of the study?
Second, I may be preaching more for my region, but is it possible to get a commitment from you, particularly in favour of the communities of Wolf Lake and Long Point? There are complicated situations, such as that of the Timiskaming first nation, where the territories are shared with the municipality. Some of the municipality’s territories belong to the community, and some of the community’s territories belong to the municipality of Notre-Dame-du-Nord. This is a problem. There are also issues with expansion in Pikogan. Of course, we are aware of the situations in the Kitcisakik communities, particularly that of the Lac-Barrière community in the La Vérendrye wildlife reserve.
Would you be willing to commit to concrete negotiations by the end of 2026 to regularize their status?