Thank you very much.
Thanks to everyone for their presentations.
This government has consulted broadly and I was glad to hear from Chief Perry that the first nations, for the first time, have been consulted in a meaningful way in a trade deal. That was very good to hear.
Chief, you know that I'm from the riding of Sault Ste. Marie. We have Garden River and Batchewana there. Sault Ste. Marie and that area has just been a natural area to trade. I liked your comment about how first nations had been trading way before the European settlement came. Sault Ste. Marie was always a natural place because everyone came to fish for the whitefish, and then they would trade. That continues today.
Now, you know that Batchewana has an industrial park. You know that Garden River has movement in their areas. Could you tell me exactly, how might the CUSMA, this NAFTA deal, benefit first nation businesses, in your opinion?