As is the case with a lot of things that have been done in the past, such as studies by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and so many other studies that have been done by Parliament and the Senate, we don't seem to learn from those lessons.
A lot of hard work went into a lot of those documents. Often it's just a matter of going and brushing them off and sitting down with groups like yours and coming up with solutions that work today.
It's frustrating to see that you guys came up with these agreements and that over the last 10 years they've been essentially stifled. It really breaks that trust going forward. It's supposed to be a partnership. When I was in Nisga'a territory, there was a high level of excitement after the agreement was beginning to be implemented. It's sad to hear what has happened under that agreement over the last 10 years.
Is there any final comment on what can be done and what you see as we go forward?