Thank you, Madam Chair.
It seems that part of the mandate for Parks Canada is to expand and establish new protected areas and improve connectivity to contribute to Canada's 30% conservation target by 2030.
I have experience in this area, as we did set aside lands for conservation back when I was chief in council for my small band, but it was a very unlevel playing field. We wanted to conserve land, of course, for sensitive areas, but money was an incentive, because we didn't have any. We didn't have any money, and there are a lot of first nations in Canada experiencing the same thing. That shouldn't be a glaring incentive, especially when we see that 30 by 30 is a permanent decision. You can't undo it and, kind of like us, you couldn't even get an exemption.
In terms of the expansion of 30 by 30 and the expansion of Parks Canada, what are the measures to ensure it's a level playing field for first nations that don't have the resources otherwise?