Yes. The ask was around funding.
The federal government needs to provide adequate funding. We need capital funding for business development in aquaculture and for business development to assist in establishing partnerships with industry.
First nations need the province to also provide support by processing applications in a timely manner. The current process takes way too long.
If the government wants to honour UNDRIP, just give first nations the decision-making ability to make their own decisions on what type of aquaculture they want to develop in their territories and provide the funding necessary for first nations to make it happen.
First nations can also provide advice and examples of how to breathe life into UNDRIP in a meaningful way for first nations. Let first nations help governments define UNDRIP through economic development.
Thank you.