Thank you.
I know it's probably not my place, and I'm not a member of the committee, but this is an extremely.... I was listening and watching the Chiefs of Ontario last week, and I saw their frustration when they were cut short on different items that they wanted to express.... It is the nature of the beast—I understand that—but at the same time, these issues.... We have only scratched the surface.
It is about Métis politics, but the reason it is about Métis politics is because the integrity of our nation is at stake, and to have to be pushed off to the side because of 15 minutes is hard for us to take.
I know we have the opportunity to make written submissions, and we will do that—there's no doubt in my mind. However, at the same time, if there is any opportunity for us to come back, I will stay here all week if need be and come back and speak to the committee. There's no doubt about that.
Really quickly, and I'll close after this, there are a couple of folks in your next session who both work for the Métis Nation of Ontario. There's past president Tony Belcourt, who is a consultant, and Jason Madden, who is the legal counsel for Ontario. It seems that there's a lot of leeway allowed for those voices, and I'm concerned that the actual, historic Métis nations have less of a voice.
Thank you.