That's a real policy-type, government-type answer.
I think what you're talking about in terms of the overall relationship between first nations and non-first nations people in Canada is an ongoing project. Every government in recent history has moved the yardsticks forward in whatever imperfect way it can, and first nations are going to continue to push for improvements there.
As to where I see the relationship right now, for the political questions there are always a thousand options to deal with. What I like to think about in terms of our work at NAFA is connecting it back to home fires. What I'm talking about is working families and working communities in first nations. When I see such things as Meadow Lake and the Government of Canada....
But there are other first nation forestry businesses out there too that are accessing the different programs, that are working with various industry partners. When they're putting these together, I see real hope for me, because —and this is where Brad talked a bit about being “in the water”. I come from a working-class first nations family that worked in the bush. They were loggers. They held a contract. They did the silviculture.
I come from a working-class family in the bush. Seeing that working culture being supported through first nations businesses, whether by accessing tenure or accessing some type of capital program to invest back into their businesses or through policy discussions around making room for them in the industry, is important. That's where I see things going.
Can it be better? Yes, Peter, it can always be better. Members of Parliament, it can always get better, all right?