I haven't seen his manifesto or his document. All I'm saying here today is that we need resources now. If you look at our communities and the desperate situation they're in, I don't think we're there yet, to talk about federal legislation or the Indian Act. What we want is immediate assistance on what's happening in our communities today.
Earlier today the chief of Kashechewan held a press conference here in Toronto. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the evacuation of Kashechewan last fall. Nothing has been done to alleviate depression in that community, the reason they were evacuated in the first place. It is still in the same situation it was in a year ago.
They want resources. The commitments--the promises--made to them a year ago have not been honoured. That's what they're looking for. Most of our communities are in the same situation.
Maybe we can have a discussion about abolishing the Indian Act later on, once our communities are in a more stable situation.