In certain pockets I think it has to be done correctly. You have to have proponents who are going to listen and look at three things from an environmental perspective. First is how our traditional knowledge is ingrained in the project design. Second is how we are included within the ongoing operations and monitoring of operations. Northern Saskatchewan has the first indigenous-led environmental monitoring program in the country. It's emulated in the Northwest Territories and Alberta. Third is how we'll be part of the reclamation and decommissioning of these projects.
If all of that is maintained, it's how we participate at the highest socio-economic levels. It's not just through tokenism and joint ventures, but real equity and revenue-sharing.
I do see a change in that happening, Mr. Battiste. I do think the north and the west have led that discussion.