In our audit in 2010, we noted in paragraph 4.23 that INAC had used alternative approaches at negotiation tables when negotiation appeared to be stalled. We noted, for example, the then INAC proposed steps the aboriginal group could take to better outline its position to enhance a better understanding, and that this particular group had accepted this proposal to present its work to the department for response in the coming months.
Another example is that the department negotiated interim agreements with groups in unsettled regions. One of these was in the Dehcho region, where an interim land use plan was proposed. Here, where they did not have an official land use plan in place because there was no comprehensive land claim, they did negotiate an interim land use plan, and I believe that's still ongoing.