Thank you for your question.
I should clarify that we do not represent our 200-plus members. We support them on projects of their choosing.
As for your question, the importance of indigenous leadership and indigenous ownership on these electricity projects is primarily because they are indigenous lands and waters that all or most of these projects will run on or run through. Transmission lines are an example. Nations need to be the leaders of that for siting and routing priorities, as well as for which types of projects go there.
Part of that, as I mentioned, is economic reconciliation. Part of that is economic growth. We don't want to fall behind the rest of the world—which is moving faster than Canada—on clean energy. We also want to have that competitive advantage to make sure we don't fall behind in that regard.
Thank you.