First, everyone is turning their backs on the prospect of another round of constitutional discussions. However, there have been missed opportunities in terms of first nations issues and it is important to keep that in mind.
There are a number of aspects to this issue. Access to revenue other than the revenue from the government should not prevent us from having access to what is accessible to all levels of government across the country, and the equalization formula would give us this guarantee.
Everything related to the financial relationship is at the heart of the issue raised today. In your work, you are reviewing the current policy. But this policy should be thrown in the garbage and we should develop a completely new one. The country's policies and laws must be in line with the principles set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This may be our opportunity to change the course of history and finally restore to first nations a much more gratifying status.