I would say that there are a few important things from the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority's perspective that we would recommend. The bill allows for first nations' governing bodies to be enacted, and it sets forth regulations. From a regulatory standpoint, I think first nations or first nations' governing bodies having the ability to develop these regulations is incredibly important. In fact, I think regulations and funding are connected. One has to come before the other. We don't know how much money we need until we develop our regulations. With those regulations, we can then set forward how much money we need and what our long-term strategic vision for that infrastructure would be.
Would that be other utilities across Canada, much the way the AFNWA is set up? Maybe, or maybe it's on an individual first nation basis. I think having the flexibility within the funding to achieve what you want is incredibly important.
I'll give an example. Some of our communities in Cape Breton border the Bras D'Or Lake. That's a very sensitive receiving body for waste water. Right now, ISC would approve funding based on the waste-water systems effluent regulations, but the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment would recommend a higher level of treatment. If first nations want to achieve that higher level of treatment, I think flexibility in the funding framework would be required so they can meet those discharge objectives.