Bands are governed by rules, but the Indian Act is a major barrier. I think Mr. Davis and Ms. Madahbee Leach will agree with me on this. The Indian Act is a huge barrier to communities' economic development.
I would also say that the natural resource development happening all over the country, regardless of the region, is inequitable. We don't necessarily have a seat at the table when it comes to resource development. We'd like to be able to develop forest resources or take advantage of wind and water resources, but that's very difficult. The programs that exist prevent us from following our dreams. For example, I would love for us to have four or five dams that we could manage ourselves.
We have to look to the future, and to do that, we need to work together and advance the dialogue, as we are doing today. I feel good about the future.