I come from the Beaver Lake first nation in northern Alberta. We have a woman as chief, and she has been chief for a number of terms now. The issue for us is that it's up to the community to hold leadership accountable.
I'll speak about the 87 elders who were just at a gathering with us to address the issues of culture and leadership in the community. Their response was that it's not the government's responsibility to hold chiefs and councils accountable: it's up to us as the people. I take that to heart and I take that seriously as a leader in my community. We have to do a better job of holding our leadership accountable. It's not an issue that we should leave to government.