I would say this is where I have a personal problem. Right now, the Indian Act is a one-size-fits-all approach, if I may use your example, but if a nation has a modern treaty, it has an opportunity to change.
It's sometimes okay to change the Indian Act for a specific region or community. Also, a chief cannot speak on behalf of all members, just as you have the opposition. Canada has the choice to decide who will be its spokesperson. It's the same for the chief. They do their best with not that much support. If many of us, and also chiefs now, are saying that 40 years ago we weren't ready and 20 years ago we weren't ready, but in 2025 we are ready to make those changes, I think it's time to change them.
