Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to everybody who presented today.
I'm from the Northwest Territories, so I'm quite familiar with indigenous governments having challenges with other indigenous governments. We have situations in which the Métis and the Dene don't agree. We have situations in which the Inuvialuit and the Dene or the Métis don't agree. We have situations in which one land claim government will not agree with another land claim government.
I think we've all realized that good communication is the key. I don't think anybody is questioning that consultation should take place, especially if the rights of one indigenous government potentially impact those of another indigenous government. This legislation is establishing a framework and recognizing the rights of three Métis governments.
I want to ask both Adam Browning and Joanna Bernard, and the legal people too, whether they feel there's a duty to consult and to simply recognize that another indigenous government has the right to govern itself.