We'd like to see the government suspend this approach to fiscal policy. We feel that if it is implemented, you violate the treaty. When you violate the treaty, which we signed together with you, you put into question the honour of the crown. To put it simply, we, together, should be defending the crown in this matter.
It's not good for our final agreements. It's very different from the rest of Canada, in that our agreements have been negotiated and protected in the Canadian Constitution. These things can't just be overlooked when developing policies like this.
A prime example of where we took action in the Yukon was the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. It was the same thing. It went down the road of violating our final agreements. We're in a court position, and the federal government is now reconsidering and wanting to amend those four points that we feel are in violation of our agreements.
I think this committee needs to examine that very carefully. We have a lot of professional people who know our agreement inside out. Work with us and help us get through this.The policy isn't working, and it needs to be suspended.