Mr. Chair, absolutely, joint task force north—and this is a characteristic of the regional joint task force structure we have within Canada—has great links with the local community, so they were engaged on a daily basis with a couple of first nations within the north, particularly the Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin and the Na-Cho Nyäk Dun first nations, whose territories were assessed as being underneath the area of the shoot-down. Furthermore, they continue to engage with municipal and territorial authorities.
On February 21, we had an engagement, through our JTF north team, with the Arctic and northern policy framework and the all-partners working group as well, which included provincial, territorial and indigenous officials. We tried as much as possible to keep them informed throughout, and we also spoke with the Yukon representative of the Assembly of First Nations, so extensive consultations and communications occurred.