Justice committee  The priorities are to fill in the gaps. That's one of the things we're doing. Again, language and culture are integral to who we are as a people. We're trying to revive them. There has been some movement with the Canadian government around reviving the language and supporting tha

Justice committee  We're looking for a carve-out [Technical difficulty—Editor] ensure that we are not left behind and forgotten this time. With regard to a lot of the terms we heard here, such as the offshore market and the illegal market, we do not fit in those categories. We are a legitimate gami

Justice committee  Yes, and actually, we can refer to our legal counsel, who has supplied us with some of the terminology that would be used in the amendment of the bill. Renée, would you like to speak to that, please?

Justice committee  That's correct.

Justice committee  What I was going to finish on is to ensure that we're not shut out this time. Back in 1985, we were shut out. Here is a chance to have an amendment that includes indigenous communities and populations. We are having a difficult time with COVID, but being involved in the gaming

Justice committee  Absolutely. We're not only looking at our community; we have been looking at some of the other communities. We have opened up our donation policy so we could start to assist other first nations in different ways. For us, it's not just about Kahnawake. It is truly about helping al

Justice committee  Absolutely. We look at some of the people who do not live in the village proper and the water situation they have. We still have people living in substandard housing. We're making efforts to fill in all the gaps as they come to us. There is language and culture, for instance. We'

Justice committee  I will be going to her funeral. She was a first-language speaker. This job was very important, and she gave me the strength to be here today. Helping our people is integral, and this revenue does help our people.

Justice committee  Niá:wen.

Justice committee  We have been doing quite well during this COVID time. There has been an improvement. We have over $4 million, I believe, this year, but, again, COVID has really restricted people from movement, and it has made an improvement on the site.

Justice committee  Are you talking about the regulatory system and the due diligence that is done in order to get a licence?

Justice committee  There is a very thorough background check of due diligence for people who will be licensed within Kahnawake. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission has player protection as a priority. We offer self-exclusion for players to ensure that, if somebody is a problem player, they would be pro

Justice committee  We have not talked to the Quebec government about this bill. There has not been much success over the years. Attempts were made to speak with Quebec, but the fiduciary responsibility lies with Canada, in our view. That being said, we reached out to Trudeau on this bill when we g

Justice committee  The committee has the power to recommend amendments that will correct the 35-year-old injustice to indigenous communities. You have the power to accommodate and reconcile the interests of the Crown with those of indigenous peoples. You have the power to urge Parliament to balance

Justice committee  Thank you.