To follow up on that, there have been a lot of interesting programs that have been put forward, whether by this government or previous governments, to help indigenous businesses or entrepreneurship. However, again, the goodwill of these programs has been tarnished by people self-identifying as indigenous and dipping into the funds that are available for first nations people. It hinders the community development of our nations across Canada. This is the problem we want to raise: Self-identification undermines our self-determination.
The time I spend fighting people who self-identify is time I do not spend developing my own nation.