Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. In our case, we have two more members we have been waiting for for the last two or three years now.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That is true. As I've said, we've waited for about two years. At times, we have waited three years. I can't remember, since I've been on the board, the full board sitting there all at once. We've never had that situation yet, as far as I know. Since 1993, when we signed the final agreement, it started from there.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you. Very briefly, from the Nunavut planning perspective, the barrier has been lack of funding, not enough resources in that area, and certainly one of the areas that I think my colleague Bob mentioned briefly was the appointment process. This takes too long. We had situations where out of the nine board positions that we had, at times we only had five because the appointment process was taking so long.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  For the Nunavut Planning Commission to be successful in the implementation of the new legislation or the draft legislation that is coming about, NUPPAA for short, and the Nunavut land use plan, additional financial and human resources capacity is required. For example, a public registry will need to be developed, implemented, and maintained.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness speaks in Inuktitut] Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee members. We appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today. We will present a few highlights from the brief previously submitted to you. The Nunavut Planning Commission, or NPC, is an institution of public government established under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, to which some of you may know I am a signatory.