Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No. Again, our land claims agreement is constitutionally protected. It's already identified as to how many board members or commissions or any other IPGs we'll have. Nothing can change until it's amended. The amendment process is such that the Inuit and the federal government have to agree first before any amendments can be taken.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Maybe I'll get Marg to reply. She's our economic adviser.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm sorry, I didn't quite understand.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can say that when we're developing a land use plan, we talk with all the stakeholders: planning partners, Nunavut municipalities, Inuit organizations, the Government of Nunavut, the Government of Canada, industry, non-government, environmental organizations. All these are full partners in identifying what types of lands are going to be used for what and what areas are not going to be used for any development.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Again, it's the monetary sources that slow us down a lot. In some cases, it's slowing us down when we don't have enough resources. As Marg had stated earlier, we're operating on a 1993 budget that hasn't changed since. It's the monetary issue that slows us down.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, not that I know of.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The final appointment decision is made by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Very briefly, in our case we have a quorum. If there are seven of us who have been appointed and yet there are nine seats, we only count the seven who are appointed, and half of that is the quorum. So I'd say that four is a quorum, if there are seven who are appointed, but we're not counting the other two who are not appointed yet.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is the appointment stage. Nomination is not really a problem. We've seen maybe once or a couple of times where the nomination stage from the RIA took a little longer, but in most cases it is the appointment process that takes longer.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As I said, the other one is pending. I think they're looking for a legal opinion on whether that person could still be appointed and represent the federal government. There are two seats there.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chair, just to make it clear, there are other appointments that are still outstanding. Those two have been appointed, but the other one is still a question mark.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are two federal, two territorial government, and then four are from Inuit organizations.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are two members from the federal government, and I believe both of them are now appointed. But because one of them is now elected at a regional level, they're wondering if that person is eligible to be on our commission. She was appointed by the federal government. We have two seats that are now there.