Thank you for the opportunity.
Regarding the commissioner, with respect to priorities, if we think about our modern treaties, there's a review period. We review our agreement's efficiencies every five years. There's an obligation to set priorities on what's working and what's not working for us. We go to various departments within Canada to negotiate elements of the effective implementation of our agreements. That has to be done in good faith through a collaborative approach.
When we set the priorities, modern treaty partners need to be at the table, ensuring that urgent matters are brought forward. With respect to the priorities, they need to be determined—the number and the frequency of audits and reviews—to protect independence from political direction and to try to create independent, autonomous oversight. That's really important, as you can imagine.
We go to many different doors to negotiate effective implementation of elements of our modern-day treaties. We want to be able to go to one door, with consistent interpretation, and I think, in our view, we see it as reconciliation in action. True implementation reflects our Crown-indigenous relationship.