I'm not necessarily opposed to that amendment, but I definitely have questions, first of all, with respect to DNA evidence. Second, who determines what is credible evidence? There's no definition in the Indian Act anywhere with respect to what is credible evidence in terms of determining your status of membership to a band.
I raise the question because of the Daniel's decision of the Supreme Court. For instance, many of my constituents in northern Quebec.... I thought there were only Inuit, Cree, and Algonquin: 14 Inuit communities, nine Cree communities, and two Algonquin communities. In fact, recently there has been the creation of the Métis nation of Chapais—Chibougamau in my riding, which numbers about 400 people. When I asked them on what basis they determined their status as Métis, the answer was DNA evidence.
We're now proposing to legislate DNA evidence in the Indian Act, which is an outstanding move, I believe. It's going to have much impact on the rest of the provisions of the Indian Act in terms of membership, registration, and status of Indians.
I'm wondering if a proper analysis of that proposition was made by the mover.