I would say she does. I cannot speak for her, but my understanding, with respect, is that she understands, and she mentioned there are some realities that could be improved. That tells me that in any society, we have the duty to improve every day as human beings or as a collective.
As a former president of Quebec Native Women—and I was not talking on behalf of all women, but members of the organization—I know it was clear that the James Bay agreement with the Inuit, the Naskapi and the Cree, with the way they recognize their people and the one-parent rule, was for us a big hope that one day this would also be implemented for first nation women.
