I can go first, Mr. Chair.
Because our negotiations have been infrequent and not directly related to the directive to the court decision, it has been a challenge to even begin to talk about what moderate livelihood could mean to our community.
I can share really quickly some information that would give you a feeling of where our communities sit economically. From the 2016 census data, the median family after-tax income in New Brunswick is $52,000. In my first nation, in Natoaganeg, it is $25,000 per family for after-tax income. The unemployment rate in my community is at least double what it is in New Brunswick. We have a very young and growing population who need an opportunity and want to be able to practise their treaty rights. They are not being given that opportunity to this date.
I can tell you that we are a community of 1,000. We have close to 260 families. We have six lobster licences that were part of the initial Marshall interim allocation. That doesn't satisfy any definition of moderate livelihood from my perspective.