Justice committee  It's all in the document that was provided. It's just that this has taken place before and Kahnawake has asked Canada to sit down and talk. This has been going on and Canada has been addressing it in every other way, except to sit down and talk with our community. We're still w

Justice committee  Yes, we already have draft laws.

Justice committee  Right now we don't have any definite numbers because the community has just decided that they would like to see the Mohawk Council have a law and regulations. That's what we need in order to have actual numbers.

Justice committee  Definitely. As I stated earlier, it's something that's benefiting the surrounding communities.

Justice committee  Absolutely.

Justice committee  On our territory, yes, there are, because people in Kahnawake believe that, as long as they conduct business within the territory, it is Mohawk jurisdiction, so the laws outside do not apply.

Justice committee  Exactly. The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are very active in trying to work with the outside forces. It's currently being addressed.

Justice committee  We support that. Regulations and laws need to be created by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. There have been suggestions from community members and people involved within the industry on how to eliminate the possibility of organized crime being involved. One of the suggestions wa

Justice committee  I can't even imagine how they would house everyone. You're talking about many people. I don't even know the numbers right now. Iroquois Caucus has been involved, and different communities. They're all looking at the same issues. I think the answer for Canada is to work with fir

Justice committee  Okay. Another is the sale to minors. That's where the implementation of the laws and the regulations comes in. That's something Kahnawake has been working on and the community has been pushing hard for, especially in light of this bill, I have to say. It's the major concern rig

Justice committee  Thank you for having me here and listening today. My name is Gina Deer. I'm one of the chiefs. I'm from Kahnawake. My document has been submitted, so I'll just touch on some of the points that we have submitted. There are many challenges that have been imposed on our first nati