I just want to make a comment for our Métis partners, because I know this is very problematic for them. We've given testimony previously, and I think it's important to reiterate that. No community that does not want to be represented by these governments is going to be forced to be represented by these governments, regardless of what words are chosen here in these amendments. That's not what this bill does. It does not impose a governance regime on anyone who does not consent to be represented.
I think it's important to pause for a moment. This bill does two things. It recognizes three governments that for far too long have not been recognized, and the discussion being had right now is to determine for these governments how to define themselves. That's very problematic for them.
I, of course, listened to the testimony from Cadotte Lake and Fort McKay as well. I think one way to look at this is that it's almost as if you were to tell Cadotte Lake that they are going to be called something different. They're going to be called the Métis Nation within Alberta all of a sudden. It's really problematic for these governments.