If I could just add, in my view, the difference between Bill C-27 and the First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act is simply that a first nation that chooses to participate with the legislation does so by requesting to be scheduled, as Mr. Calla has indicated. This is entirely optional legislation.
We are working with several first nations. There are 633 first nations in Canada, and 98 of them have requested to be scheduled to this legislation, so it is an option that many of the first nations wish to proceed with. But Bill C-27 would apply to all first nations without having first nations wanting to make this governance decision on their own. I point that out as a major threshold difference between the two.
I want to draw your attention to the chart. I created it, so I can understand it, but for you, the first column here, Bill C-27, simply sets out every provision in Bill C-27. I endeavoured to take a look at all the standards we have created.
We have standards for the Financial Administration Act, standards for the financial management system, and we have a set of documents that are available on our website. I have looked at the specific standards from our documentation and tried to link them to what Bill C-27 is asking for. That's what the first column is: what Bill C-27 requires. Column two shows where FMB requires similar objectives for legislation.
Of course, they are not going to be identical, and as Mr. Calla pointed out, there are instances where our standards go further than what is required in Bill C-27 There are also instances where our standards do not go as far as Bill C-27.
Mr. Calla pointed out remuneration. On my chart, on page 7 under the schedule of remuneration, I've referenced certain standards for you to look at and consider later. This is where we go further. Where we don't go as far, for example, is with respect to disclosure and publication of documents on the first nations Internet site. Our standards do not require publication of these documents on the Internet site. So there are several differences where FMB standards go further and some where they don't go as far.
I invite you to look at this chart. I put considerable effort into aligning these two pieces of legislation and our FMB standards.