Now, these new agreements.... I've spoken to Chief Peter Collins of Fort William First Nation numerous times since the beginning of the pandemic. He has repeatedly voiced his frustration with the inability to enforce bylaws he's made under the Indian Act. I would suggest, but perhaps I'm wrong, that the fact that the bands, the first nations, can make these agreements with PPSC isn't something that's broadly known among the chiefs.
What has your ministry done in order to inform the chiefs that this is an option that is open to them? As I say, they don't seem to know, and this is the first time I've heard anything about this.