Meegwetch for the question.
I want to respond in the kindest of ways. You are an MP in the House of Commons. There are certain, I would say, legislative privileges that comes with that role and, really, to any party that is in power at the time. I believe that, through the process instituted by Canada and that of the Parliament, cabinet privilege is one of them. My understanding of cabinet privilege is that there are conversations that happen, mandates are given, and that is in absolute isolation of any first nation person or community across this country.
When I look through our world view lens of co-development, it requires an understanding of a collective goal, and working towards that goal without any hindrance. Obviously, I also shared in my statements that the lack of access to clean, safe drinking water is a symptom of colonialism that started hundreds of years ago and through those processes. I feel that, in this particular process, the AFN Chiefs and assembly did provide a resolution and mandate to move forward with a process, with Canada, to develop replacement legislation, as ordered by the court.
In my experience, firstly, as a councillor in my community, part of that process were heavy engagements with the Chiefs of Ontario at the time. That fed into the AFN. The Assembly of First Nations continued advocacy and pushes, so resolutions developed over time. As a chief I participated in many engagement sessions surrounding the safe drinking water legislation across the province of Ontario, and what we created at the AFN through those development processes since 2018 were 29 preliminary concepts that were provided to Canada. To give you some context to my response, in terms of co-development, it's what lens you look through and what is mandated through cabinet privilege.