It was very difficult. The situation put a lot of pressure on the first nations.
There was a dispute over jurisdiction between the provincial and federal governments regarding Quebec's Public Health Act. That was very hard. We fought a lot with the provincial government. At the very beginning of the pandemic, everyone at the provincial and federal levels was passing the buck.
It took a long time to get testing clinics set up. We asked provincial and federal authorities about this for three or four weeks. It was very hard.
In the community I'm from, Uashat mak Mani-Utenam, there were eight cases of COVID-19. It was very intense. We worked 60 or 70 hours for nine weeks at the emergency measures committee. Although there were delays, we took actions that reflect the realities of the first nations.