I think that part of the issue—really, the heart of it—comes to an issue of governance. When you're dealing directly with rights holders, that is a good thing. You're going to get the proper identification when dealing directly with communities such as the one that I come from. We have a treaty.
If we're relying on other organizations that the Métis fall under, or even the Assembly of First Nations, again, these are non-profit entities or societies created under the Societies Act. They're not built as true governance structures vis-à-vis a third order of government that was likely envisioned under section 35.
Claiming this identity is still going to be an issue until the governance issue is resolved. I think that in the meantime the government could put a full stop to having the ticky box, self-checking, self-identity part of the process for this procurement strategy or, indeed, for any academic or any other institution within the country.