Chief Gilbert Dominique, whom you will be hearing from a little later today, will no doubt be able to provide you with a more fulsome answer than mine on this subject. It's really the Essipit Innu and Pekuakamiulnuatsh first nations that are the subject of this Quebec Superior Court decision.
All we want to do is work together, especially on this file. It's way more than just the communities of Essipit and Mashteuiatsh. The communities are asking us to intervene.
I'd like to point out that the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is responsible for promoting unifying principles among the various nations and for advancing certain issues that are more urgent than others. One of those issues is the caribou, so we're moving forward with a position that allows us to reflect the diversity represented by 10 nations dispersed over 40-plus communities.
In light of the Superior Court's decision, we have indicated our interest in meeting with a number of Quebec government ministers that are involved by virtue of the principle of consultation. We're waiting to hear back from the Government of Quebec. In that regard, we've always said that it's important for the consultation process to take place sooner rather than later. In this case, the ball is really in the Government of Quebec's court.
If we have a framework and a space for discussion that's not likely to make what we want secondary to conditions put forward solely by the Government of Quebec, we can certainly bring political will to the table.