I appreciate that answer. As someone who has worked for a lot of first nations in my legal practice across the province, I know that the number of referrals some first nations get from natural resource companies can be very overwhelming. A lot of times that ends up going to lawyers, so having that local capacity is key.
I would like to switch gears a little. As part of these committee meetings, we've been looking at some of the federal government programs through NRCan that have been supporting the forestry sector. We've heard some really positive news stories about the indigenous forestry initiative. I'm wondering if you can elaborate on how the IFI has supported the Gitxsan in making investments, and whether you have any suggestions on how this program could be improved to be even more effective for the community.