Thank you. We're happy to speak to this.
Part of the challenge with this amendment is that it's changing the term the MNA uses to describe itself. Part of the concern here is that the term being proposed to substitute “Métis Nation within Alberta” is inconsistent with the agreement we signed last year. It's inconsistent with the way the Métis Nation of Alberta describes itself in its constitution, which they recently voted on. It was overwhelmingly supported by their people. I would argue as well that it's inconsistent with the United Nations declaration and the right to determine your own identity as an indigenous government and indigenous people.
I think that's the crux of the concern with the proposal.