To start, I want to turn to the terms or the content of this bill to answer your question.
We have a definition right now of Métis government that simply refers to the schedule. Then we have at clause 8, which we're discussing right now, a description that makes this reference to “Indigenous governing body” and applies the concept of a Métis government being authorized to act on behalf of a collectivity. As I said before, the content that's there essentially repeats the relevant function of this definition of “Indigenous governing body” referred to elsewhere. It applies the important notion of being authorized to act.
Including a definition for a term like that is not the only way to get that clarity. It's spelled out here in clause 8. It's not to say that a definition couldn't be included, but it would serve the same function as the text that you have before you, which is to apply this idea that a Métis government, which in this case is a category of an indigenous governing body, is authorized to act on behalf of a collectivity in the schedule.