Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  What's your question, Greg?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, I need to correct the earlier one. You said “Have you met with communities?” Then you said “Have you met with all of them?” No, I have not met with all of them, Mr. Rickford. But if I can—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Have I met with the council of Webequie? No, I have not.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I have not met with the council of Webequie, no.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I know their position on that, if that's what you're asking me.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's sad, again, to see a first nation being blamed and again being the victim in third-party situations. A lot of times the federal government invokes the third-party rule when there are insufficient resources at the community level to manage the challenges there. In the case

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I recall talking with Chief Bisaillon of Thessalon some time ago, and he told me the situation of their economic development project. As soon as people get wind that there is a claim or a potential claim, any land or any business or any kind of development the first nation p

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'll use the example of Alderville, since I've used it a couple of times. Chief JimBob Marsden has advised that in his approach, understanding and recognizing that there are municipalities nearby, he has had 100% support of his additions to reserve. What he's saying now is that

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Absolutely. Legislation without first nation participation at all stages will not fix the existing problem. Let me just say that. It is not going to fix the existing problem if we're not part of the whole process of correcting, improving, and streamlining the federal additions to

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. Those six that have completed are saying that they have found, since these five have been brought on, that their capacity has diminished, because the pot of resources has not changed. All that happens is that once more are added, those six are going to lose more capacity, an

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's as far as I know; that's the only data I have. I haven't talked to all of the 133 communities to tell me which ones had entertained it. Let me just give you an example. I was chief of my community for six terms. When this came out, there was an interest initially, until

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Six are operational—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  In the specific example that I gave—