Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Leroux, first of all, I want to thank you for your very relevant contribution to this study, as well as for your book Ascendance détournée : Quand les Blancs revendiquent une identité autochtone. In fact, it might be interesting for you to send it to the committee, so that it can analyze it as part of this study.
How do you explain the fact that the provincial and federal governments have not verified things like membership registries and membership criteria?
How do you explain the lack of shared history among first nations members of the Métis Nation of Ontario and the Métis Nation of Alberta, which was recognized yesterday as Otipemisiwak Métis Governement? There was a name change.
Are name changes frequent in these realities, from the moment there is an unfavourable judgment?
My last question is this. Yesterday, Minister Anandasangareesaid that Bill C‑53 would never be introduced in Parliament again or that it would be surprising if it were.
Consequently, do you think this is a step in the right direction?