Thank you very much, Grand Chief.
Dr. Ottmann, I'll ask you a bit about building capacity. I believe you mentioned that earlier in another comment. It's something that I think is a very important aspect of this.
I'm from northwestern Ontario. There are 42 first nations in my district. Over and over, different communities are, of course, trying to appeal for federal funding to help get support for projects. Just when it seems like it's going to move forward, there are delays. There are bureaucratic hurdles, the government isn't ready, the costs increase and it seems like this process drags on. Critical infrastructure and other needs aren't being met as a result.
In your view, how would the ability for the first nations to directly collect taxation revenue assist in their ability to build capacity and move forward on some of these projects more quickly, either by taking a greater lead in those projects or even by going, if necessary, on their own without federal support? I'm just curious about your comments on that.