Yes. On the point of Fort McKay First Nation, they have a very robust environmental policy built for their nation, which is recognized. They've done a lot for the community. They feel like they can move forward with this type of legislation because they're protected in certain ways. They've built themselves up to be very responsible within their nation and also within their traditional territory.
When we talk about the economics regarding our people and this new bill, we're talking about billions, possibly trillions, of dollars coming out of the natural resources of our territories. Today, there are billions and trillions of dollars coming out of our territories, when we talk about resources, and we don't receive a share of it. We don't receive a cent.
Why would that change today? What line item in this legislation protects our rights?
It's why we're here. We understand what the federal government is looking for. We understand what Canada needs. It's time that Canada looks at us, asks us what we need and comes to the table. It can't keep pushing us aside.
You know, our people have many grievances. Industry, politicians and cities reap benefits from our resources. We don't receive any benefits and that's today in 2025. The treaty has been in place for over 125 years. Canada, the provinces and industry have benefited, yet we're in poverty.
How is it that we can sit here today and talk about economic reconciliation and the economic ability of our nations when there is really no economic relationship between the federal government and the nations?
It's why our nations are starting to protect themselves. When we have nations like Fort McKay that do have a project they would like to move forward, we support it because it's on their terms. We support Fort McKay. We support all these nations that would like to have industry within their areas. We're not averse to industry. What we're adverse to is not being treated respectfully and responsibly within our own territories.