Thank you very much.
If you're referring to the matrimonial real property law, obviously the only communities that are far ahead with the matrimonial property law are the ones that are involved in land code development and some that already have their first nations land management. From the perspective of what the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs is doing, there doesn't seem to be a lot of discussion with the community. The lack of consultation is still there.
In terms of the matrimonial real property law when it does enter into our communities, yes, in some cases it definitely will be giving aboriginal women the right to some of the matrimonial property. That's clear. But in our minds, it will more protect the rights of women who are not eligible for registration in that community. Whether that's a good thing or whether that's a bad thing, you have to take it with a grain of salt.
I know that in my community there would be a few people who would benefit if, let's say, the marriage broke up and then the property attained during the course of that relationship... There are some cases where it will cause a lot of internal family fighting, because in a first nation community anybody who is not a band member cannot ever own property or land in that community.
So there's some good and there's some bad. Definitely there will be a little bit of good in some instances, but it's all going to be individual cases.