Thank you for the question and thank you, Chief Gale.
I'm going to speak generally about pipelines and indigenous participation, especially on equity.
The reference you made is to the 12 first nations looking at the Coastal GasLink. There's another proposal in British Columbia. It's the Pacific trails pipeline, which has 16 first nations also looking to take equity. For the record here, I am the chair of that 16 first nations commercial partnership. Right now, that is with Enbridge and is eventually going to service the Kitimat LNG plant on the coast.
First nations look to take equity positions in these projects because it gives us, first of all, a say in how the projects are being built, where they're being operated and where they will be routed.
Also, it's for a revenue stream. Many first nations in the country, particularly those of us who are in remote areas or places where we don't have easy access to urban facilities or urban employment options require a revenue stream to fund self-determination priorities. There is never enough money from Ottawa to fund things like language rehabilitation or sometimes health care issues. There's certainly not enough money at times to fund the priorities that are outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as things stand now.
I ask for clarity in your question. Is the question about whether first nations want equity in pipelines or is it that they're looking to secure something else?