Yes, very much so. Our perspective, and the reason my opening comments weighed so heavily on these new mandates and contexts, is that we strongly believe that the standards developed by indigenous peoples and the United Nations in that declaration create a good framework for how we can collaborate across jurisdictions. We're excited to see both Canada and B.C. endorse that declaration. I think the time is now for resources so that first nations can actually participate in that implementation. It's up to first nations to show what their rights look like in implementation under the declaration's standards. We need some resources to do that. I think they're in a position to move forward.
I would also echo what the chief forester just said. It was the start of our organization when there were federal resources made available to mitigate the mountain pine beetle. We were able to partner with British Columbia and our leadership to implement our strategies with our communities at that time. It was really unfortunate that we lost those resources and the ability to work on that over the last 10 years. I see this as a strong component of the federal, provincial, and first nations' ability to collaborate on the jurisdictions.
I want to remind everybody that the real challenge for first nations is that we have not had any support for territory-based management work, no recognition as first nations governments on their territories. That's only just beginning. That conversation is just starting now. We're working very well with British Columbia toward partnership and how to do that. We will need a strategy and support from the federal government to contribute to that as well, so we have all levels.
Thank you.