Mr. Eyking, I might just add to that.
This land trust issue for conservation easements apparently is fairly new. But I guess, technically speaking, when you look at the reserve system in this country, that was the original land trust idea, which hasn't worked very well, and you've noted that.
Betty Ann and I have recently been engaged in dialogue with the federal government, with the Prime Minister directly, about issues respecting the Indian Act and the abolishment of it, the amendment of it, and things like that. It's pretty obvious that, for various reasons, the Indian Act is not going to be abolished any time soon, but I think it is time for revisions to it, some of which are already being undertaken.
I think it's time to take another look at this whole notion of land trusts. And more effectively, as it relates to some of the conversations going around this table in regard to not only conservation, which is extremely important, but as the discussion was going here today, I'm already visualizing a new concept of land trusts for first nations, aboriginal people, Métis, off-reserve people like our constituents, for economic benefit as well.
I believe the way is to engage people in dialogue. As you indicated, it's time to start getting information out, suggestions, and recommendations from a committee such as this, going into Parliament, to seriously look at new ways of doing old things that were not working.
So I really like this notion.