I guess so, but the challenge we're going to run into is that after this bill passes, we will have defined Métis governance, in which Métis identification is then going to come through those governments. If folks identify as Métis but choose not to join the MNA, will they continue to have...? I don't quite understand how the harvesting rights are currently organized. Would they continue to have harvesting rights if they choose not to join the MNA? Does that make sense?
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