Right now, for the Métis settlements, we don't have a national representation. We have a president who advocates for us and a lobbyist group in Ottawa. We are not included in that funding. Any funding that comes to Alberta through our MNA, our region, is not shared, and that's the truth of the matter. We don't get it.
As controversial as that might sound, it is what it is. I think we need to change our times and we need to focus on listening to land-based Métis. Our settlements are communities—living, breathing—with roads, schools and water, with everything that comes with a small municipality and are in dire need of funding. Right now, we are under-represented in Ottawa.