Kwei. Good afternoon, Mr. Lemire.
What's the roadblock? I think a number of things explain why we find ourselves in this situation today. A number of aspects were developed without involving community members or the band council. That created fairly complex situations for us.
There's also the issue of surface area. Under a provincial policy, there is a formula that determines the number of square kilometres allotted. In our case, we were entitled to 9.5 square kilometres. However, that number is based solely on residential needs. We told them that we also want to build an economic base. We don't want to create a ghetto. We really want to ensure the long-term survival of the community. We want to provide a true economic base. Geographically, Winneway is not right next to a highway. You have to get there, and we're somewhat isolated in the forest. So our economic base would be access to land and natural resources. That is one of the major issues. There was even an attempt to propose—