Qujannamiik. I believe this is the amendment that we discussed after our discussions about tax treatments, and it became particularly important, just having learned of some things.
What we've discovered during this whole process is that the Liberals didn't do a great job consulting in the beginning with first nations and with other Métis, and they tried to rush this bill forward, resulting in more questions being raised. We heard a lot of testimony from first nations and Métis regarding the concerns about what this bill could do regarding lands, territories and resources. I made a similar amendment that I thought we would have a chance to debate, but we didn't get to it. Then we heard later, as well, that the federal government is funding the Métis Nation of Ontario to secure lands in Ontario.
I think we need to debate this with all honesty and the absolute assurance that we've been seeking about lands, territories and resources, and that this bill really is about internal governance only. I think it's so important. If this is really about internal governance only, including this clause will help alleviate a lot of the concerns that this is going beyond internal governance, so I'm going to be in support of this amendment.