Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, and not the federal government. The federal government has not made their response yet to my report. I reread the response to my report from the Northwest Territories government last night. They have adopted almost all of the recommendations, the 22 specific recommendations that I made, as I say, which were made before.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, if--

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The answer to your second question is yes, it would be. There are regulatory bodies throughout this country that make those decisions on behalf of governments, as a delegate of government. If the government doesn't like what they do, they remove the board or change the board and put in a new group.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, you're right. Industry would prefer to be able to use the political clout on all decisions that come in front of any regulatory body. In my view, that's the mistake that is made when they allow this. It should be made on a professional basis without politics involved. There were those who objected from industry.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In the Northwest Territories, for instance, in some of the agreements, there is a land use planning component that has not been fulfilled yet, and it is a responsibility, in my view, of the federal government to ensure that takes place. The devolution that occurred in the Yukon has allowed for that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I do.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Honourable member, it's a very good question, and I think I got it all; I wasn't hearing all of it completely. But if the question is whether we can really expect that these constitutionally protected land claim agreements, from which the resource development regulatory bodies were developed or came out of, can be changed, I guess I understand the difficulty.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Bonjour. Ladies and gentlemen, it's nice to be here with you. I would like to thank your clerk for making the arrangements so easy for me. I hope to make a few opening remarks, because I understand that everyone has had access to this document, which is the report I prepared.