Mr. Speaker, I believe I have answered this question once already.
As the hon. member knows, in that First Nation, right now there are two people who purport to be chief. The first, Mr. Peltier, was elected. We spent almost $50,000 to have a reputable consulting firm come into Kanesatake for a three year period. The second person, Mr. Gabriel, referred to by the hon. member went in by petition supposedly a couple of months ago. At this stage I have to get some direction from justice. We may not even have the authority to remove Mr. Peltier.
It was said from the meeting that he had resigned. This is not correct. He sent me a letter saying he is still the chief. In fact until it is sorted out either in the court or hopefully by the people in the community, there are two chiefs in Kanesatake.