What we've done here in Kamloops is we occupy what we call the “fat tax”—fuel, alcohol and tobacco. That is paid by individual community members, but also the broader society as well. We generate over a million dollars a year as a result of that revenue. We're able to use that to protect our title interests both on and off reserve. It allows us to invest money into education, infrastructure and the like.
These are complex questions that individual communities have to address. My view is if the jurisdiction is in the community, then you get rid of the loopholes as individuals would see it.