Thank you for the question.
The kind of frustration that's felt was characterized when the German Chancellor arrived in Canada asking for our LNG. I don't know in my lifetime when a German Chancellor ever arrived in Canada to ask for something. We're supposed to be supporting our democratic partners in Europe, and he was sent away with the promise of hydrogen in, I don't know, 10 or 15 years.
I think there has to be some kind of reality in the position we're in. From a geopolitical strategic point of view, Canada is in an excellent position. We have the resources everybody else needs, while all of our partners' resources are tied up in this war in Ukraine from Europe.
I think the best thing, from an indigenous people's point of view, is that the government can get out of the way and stop slowing and stopping everything. We have an environment in Canada where we have some of the strictest environmental regulations and a very good social environment. Indigenous people are coming forward and saying what they want.
It's time, I think, for the government to listen to people from different regions of Canada, because it's creating a lot of division and a lot of anxiety. If someone doesn't agree with your opinion, listen to them, because you've been elected to represent them. Indigenous people are clearly saying, “We want to be part of the economy. Because we were taken off our lands, we don't have any basis for raising capital.” There needs to be some kind of sensible financial incentive.
The Alberta indigenous opportunities fund is one that's just lent $1.12 billion to 23 first nations to buy into Enbridge's northern pipeline system. That asset will provide revenue for them long into the future.
To make a little sports comparison, I was watching a program on TV about the American basketball—