The question was also directed to us. What you described to Chief Bellegarde earlier, about what's happening in your region, seems to be a very interesting microcosm of what can happen when people on the ground get different levels of government together and decide to make it a priority. We believe that is a goal of this bill. I would suggest that the commissioner, whoever he or she is, look at what is happening in your region.
Another point I want to make, and it goes back to a point Mr. Yurdiga made earlier, is about who can teach. When we were at the UN at the beginning of this month for the launch of the International Year of Indigenous Languages, it was fascinating to speak to a lot of people from different indigenous nations across Canada, who said, “We have a limited number of speakers who could teach our children. Unfortunately, they're not sanctioned to teach in school, because they didn't go to teachers' college, and thus cannot have access to the kids. They are the only ones who can really teach our children, who can not only pass on the language, but also the culture and the values that this language carries.”
Certainly, I would urge the government and the commissioner that that be one of the primary focuses of actionable items when the time comes to put this bill into force and action.