I agree with Chief Louie. I know that all of our nations see this as something that is a priority that needs to be addressed, and we have, in various ways across our nations, been addressing that issue, whether that be through self-government agreements or in the framework agreement. Those are options that first nations can enter into to develop their laws, but it is their option to do so.
The problem or the challenge here is that when legislation is imposed upon our first nations, our nations know that we have the inherent right to self-government and to be able to exercise jurisdiction in accordance with the priorities and the traditions and the cultures of our communities. The provisional rules that will come into play one year afterwards do not recognize that jurisdiction, but the federal government grants it or provides it.