I explained earlier that I was involved in many files regarding the Court Challenges Program across Canada. Turning to the courts was not the first choice of these communities. They are very hesitant to do so. Their preference is to initiate a dialogue with the government, sit down and find a solution. However, it does happen, as Mr. Aucoin explained earlier, that you have no choice and you have to go before the courts. The fact that the Court Challenges Program exists does not preclude other options. Dialogue and pressure tactic are used each time with the government. It is only in the final analysis that communities decide that they have no other choice and that they turn to the courts. The effort required of a citizen who brings his government to court is huge and no one happily chooses this course of action; it is always a last resort. But it remains a very important last resort, in the final analysis.
On June 19th, 2007. See this statement in context.