What's really important to note here is that there is no one way to move towards self-government. I think that is exactly what is being demonstrated here—one Métis government moving towards self-government in one way and three Métis governments choosing to move towards self-government in another way.
What we are here to do is to talk about the implementation legislation. I think there has been a precedent set for this process previously where first nations have opted to use this process in which legislation comes first and treaty negotiations come second. That has been done successfully. I'll reference it for the committee. It is the Yukon first nations agreement. I think it's really important to know that this process is not new and that it's the option that our Métis governments have chosen to use.