Thank you.
I feel compelled to respond to what Michael said.
How amazing it is that the Métis Nation of Alberta, Métis Nation of Ontario and Métis Nation–Saskatchewan have such weight on your shoulders. I would love to see the same weight given to first nations that have suffered boil water advisories for decades, to first nations that have been known to have mercury poisoning and to the need for treatment to the same extent. That's just responding to what you said, speaking on behalf of the Métis.
I want to get back to my point about the difference between CPC-7 and NDP-5. I think the difference between CPC-7 and NDP-5 is that with CPC-7.... I am most likely going to oppose it because of what we heard from these three Métis corporations, which is that they have vigorous citizenship and registration. I believe in that. I believe what they have told us in testimony, which is that they have tightened up their language about citizenship and that we don't need to add language about Métis communities in Alberta that consent to be represented by the Métis Nation of Alberta.
The difference I see in my amendment is that it clarifies that the Métis Nation of Alberta does not represent Métis collectives in Alberta. I think that's a huge differentiation that we need to acknowledge because, as you said earlier, the Metis Settlements General Council, for example, already has the tax treatment. They are already recognized as a government.
That's why I see my amendment addressing the concerns about the Métis Nation of Alberta not becoming an overall encompassing nation that governs all of Métis in Alberta. It recognizes that there is a collective in Alberta called, for example, the Metis Settlements General Council.
I wonder if you could confirm what the difference is between CPC-7 and NDP-5, with your technical expertise.
Qujannamiik.