I believe so. We have an obligation. If you think about my little community of Old Crow, it's not a Vuntut Gwitchin-only community. Canada has residents in the community; citizens of Canada live in our community. Think about the elements of our agreement that speak to ensuring that every citizen is treated equal to other Canadians.
Our obligations and our commitment to Canada are to work collaboratively on all the targets of governments in power. When you think about sovereignty in the north, geopolitical pressures, 30 by 30 obligations, greenhouse gas emissions targets and a clean future, all of it will not happen without your partners at the table. A modern treaty commission will help us to oversee that, but the treaty partners also have an obligation to commit.
It not only rests on Canada but also rests on the modern treaty holders. We have an obligation to come to the table in good faith to have these conversations and discussions about efficiencies and effectiveness on balancing the economy of Canada, balancing program services for all citizens and ensuring that we essentially come to the table as accountable governments. That's our objective.
