I'll talk about the bill in a second, but first, it's the work that was done before this. As I mentioned, the Council of the Haida Nation has been entering into agreements with Canada for over 30 years already. There's the nation-to-nation Gwaii Haanas Marine Agreement and the SG̲áan K̲ínghlas-Bowie Seamount agreement. We've been entering into nation-to-nation agreements already for many years. There's a whole track record showing how we work together, government to government, committing to the processes that both parties have agreed to.
In the process of this bill, the success has been twofold. I have to acknowledge that we have an active Haida title litigation case that's been on the books now for over 20 years. We put forward our position that the Haida Nation is a title and rights holder and the CHN, the Council of the Haida Nation, is the government, and we're building on that work of getting to a framework agreement.
With this bill, it hasn't felt like a quick process for us. We started in the Senate in February 2023. It's felt like a long time for us, so we're excited to hopefully see it get through here and get through the House. I think there's been a lot of open communication between us and the government, and there's been support from all of the parties in this process.
I want to recognize Jamie Schmale for coming out to Haida Gwaii to take a look and meet us, as well as you, Sébastien, and everybody for making the time to hear us and understand this bill.