It's an interesting question, because it's one thing that first nations people grapple with all the time. I think we ought to look at it indigenous nation to indigenous nation. Are we likely to find consensus among all 633 first nations across Canada? Perhaps not. Is it more likely to find consensus among, say, all the Anishinaabe or Ojibway communities? Is it more likely to find a consensus among all the first nations within a given treaty area such as Treaty No. 3? I think that is more likely.
If we make the consultation process so that it's implemented on a regional level, I think we're more likely to hear a unity of voices, because the conditions within a given region, within a given people, are more similar than they are across the regions of Canada. That's why I suggested earlier that the consultation should be very regional in nature.
We also need to consider the fact that in replacing the Indian Act, it may not be a one-size-fits-all solution that comes next. As such, we ought to consider whether there would be one approach for communities in, say, the prairie region, while perhaps there's another approach that makes sense in Atlantic Canada. Perhaps there's another approach that makes sense on parts of the west coast. The way—