In February—I think it may have even been Valentine's Day 2018—the Prime Minister spoke in the House and committed his government to a new approach to recognition of indigenous rights, a fundamental change in the relationship. It's something that he wanted to do and I'm sure would like to still pursue.
Through the course of the summer, we were not making progress on ironing out the public policy on legal considerations around that. I was trying to keep the agenda moving through the fall, which included NAFTA, the legalization and regulation of cannabis, and many, many, many other issues. I stepped in to try to conciliate and move that forward. My colleagues at PMO were immersed 7-24 in NAFTA negotiations.