Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I spoke about the importance of settling outstanding rights agreements, and one of our mandate commitments is to focus on the issue of making land accessible, that is, to complete land use plans for all areas, including regions without Land and Resource Agreements in collaboration with Aboriginal governments. So I have questions today for the Minister of Lands. Can the Minister tell us what the status of this is and if we're close to completing land claims in the Dehcho and the Akaitcho Settlement Agreements specifically? Thank you.
Thank you. Minister of Lands.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As you heard from the honourable Premier, we are making progress in all land claims agreements and, of course, that will inevitably involve land use agreements in those areas. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
I inadvertently misspoke. I'm specifically asking about land use plans, so if the Minister can just reiterate if we have made progress on land use plans, which I believe are a separate issue from lands rights agreements.
Yes, of course. As the Member has pointed out, they are separate. We are working with various Aboriginal groups and other stakeholders on these agreements.
Do we have any concrete details to share? People are looking at how we can explore these areas to develop the natural resource economy. We need to forget this land now. Is there anything more substantial the Minister can share today or commit to sharing in the future?
In those areas where there are settled land claims, of course there are land claims agreements that are part of that process. In those areas where there are no settlements, of course we are working with all groups, in particular Aboriginal groups, to achieve that result.
Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if the Minister could tell us which regions have completed land use plans and which ones are outstanding, maybe we can get a bit more clarity from that? Thank you.
The Inuvialuit, Sahtu, and Gwich'in are close. Mr. Speaker, I could perhaps look into this more carefully and give the Member opposite a more detailed answer if I'm given that opportunity.
Thank you, Minister. Oral questions. Member for Mackenzie Delta.
