Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That argument is so fascinating to me because it completely misunderstands the nature of the Fraser River. The Fraser River is a wild river. It's coming through a bottleneck there. The idea that's proposed there is that you can access your fishing spot from the water. When the freshet is coming down at this time of year, which is the prime fishing time, it is virtually suicidal to go out on the water and try to access your rock.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Could I just respond, Mr. Warkentin? The point is that this overlap or shared territory dispute is not the same as Tsawwassen. It isn't the same. In that dispute, they were talking about a shared fishing territory that they were worried about. This is not the same. This land is going to be taken and given in fee simple to Yale.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning, everyone. Since Grand Chief Kelly and Grand Chief Hall have given their credentials, maybe I should, too. I may look like your quintessential white lawyer, but I am actually a Riel. I am from Red River in Manitoba. I have been a negotiator on treaties for 20-some-odd years.