Here's my observation. At this time in Canada and in British Columbia, often aboriginal people are cast in the role of folks adamantly opposed all the time to development. As we know, what precedes development is investment. We know that Canada is a resource rich nation and that it needs, if it's going to maintain its current healthy lifestyle, its status in the world as a leading nation at a high level of development, with a citizenry that enjoys jobs, educates its children well, is well-housed, and yet at the same time has certain values that it wants to protect and uphold around the environment.
We are separate communities, the indigenous people and larger citizenry in this country, but we know full well that our economic well-being is linked to that of other Canadians. We know the importance of foreign investment in this country and all the benefits that flow from it. Sure, we may have differences from time to time about what kinds of development, but I am deeply troubled by what you just said, if foreign investment is on the decline because foreign investors feel that there's too much uncertainty in the current climate, or a climate to come in the very near future. That concerns me a great deal.
How it would affect Canadians generally is also reflected in the microcosm of my very small community. If there isn't any investment in Canada in major projects like TMX and others, and there are many, many others, then that plays out in our community in high levels of unemployment, poor housing, and water that needs to be cleaned. It plays out in a lack of infrastructure improvement and maintenance in our communities. It means a lot to our children who go to your schools with other Canadians. When we send them to school, we want to make sure that they enjoy the same living standards that we can get there along with other Canadians.