Transport committee  No, we have not received money for those purposes.

Transport committee  Yes, I'm here. Can you hear me okay?

Transport committee  Greetings from Haida Gwaii. Can you hear me okay?

Transport committee  My name is kil tlaats 'gaa Peter Lantin and I'm the elected president and official spokesperson on behalf of the Haida Nation. I'll begin with some context for our submission. The Haida Nation's territory is vast. It includes the entirety of Haida Gwaii and its surrounding wate

Transport committee  Can you hear me? Is the video okay?

Transport committee  Good morning, everyone, and greetings from Haida Gwaii. Thank you for the opportunity to—

Fisheries committee  The lack of resources to really do the job is absolutely a concern. We've been managing our protected areas for quite some time now, and you're right that there aren't a lot of resources to actually get out there and do the job. What needs to be realized is that the first natio

Fisheries committee  I really believe it boils down to leaning on us. This whole co-operative management approach that we've taken is supposed to be two parties coming together, but rely on the local knowledge. Rely on the local evidence that we've been compiling. The Haida Nation, because we have

Fisheries committee  Yes. Reconciliation, to us, is interpreted as co-existence, so I think that's what we're trying to move forward with, this co-existence model about how we can all do it together, and it's really about recognizing each other's authority. I think it's been imposed on us historicall

Fisheries committee  Yes, I believe it's improving. I think consultation requires meaningful consultation, and I think Chief Slett has talked about it. I like that example where you check your box and then make your decision anyway, but I believe it's going the right way. I think we need a lot more t

Fisheries committee  Maybe I'll start this one. We have a few licences that are managed by the Haida Nation. In terms of our individual fishers, it has been a very tragic story. The north side of Haida Gwaii was predominantly a fishing community and fishing nation, and we've been displaced from the

Fisheries committee  On Haida Gwaii we have a very storied history around consultation. I think we all know the Haida decision that's laying out the duty to consult and accommodate first nations. For us consultation is an ongoing spectrum. We're seeing that spectrum of consultation move along its cou

Fisheries committee  Absolutely.

Fisheries committee  I think for the Haida Nation we're fortunate to be living in an isolated archipelago and we don't have any territorial disputes per se on Haida Gwaii. But we also have an active title case, where we actually are getting prepared to go to court for title to Haida Gwaii, which has

Fisheries committee  I can't even wrap my head around that scenario. I'm not really understanding—