Can you explain what led to the December court ruling when Judge Feasby ruled in favor of the treaty chiefs who challenged the petition?

So a big part of the ruling hinges on the duty to consult.

And this is a particular legal principle that's arisen in the Canadian court system because of the existence of Aboriginal rights.

And so the Canadian legal system reserves to itself the ability to infringe upon Aboriginal rights, but it can only do so if it's done meaningful consultation with First Nations and other parties.

Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

And so in this instance, part of what's going on, and this was in particular evident in the later ruling that came out in May, is, you know, Treaty 8 First Nations said our traditional territories extend into Saskatchewan, like our hunting territories.

And If you want to erect an international border, you're going to infringe on our ability to hunt and hence infringe on our Aboriginal rights.

Where is the federal government in this conversation, this dispute, this disagreement? They seem oddly quiet.

And then I want to kind of unpack things backwards from there, if that's okay with you.

Yeah, for sure.

You know, so the proposal I put forward in, you know, a recent op ed, it's with the Globe and Mail for those who want to look it up.

I propose that First Nations should have a treaty commission to study, I think, at large, what is the relationship between First Nations people and the Crown? And, you know, and so, you know, how would it, how would people's treaty perspective inform our current situation? And, and so, you know, there's a couple of things going on with it.

So, You know, okay, I'm going to say two things.

So the first thing I want to say is this is kind of more directed towards a non-Indigenous audience.

And the chances of Alberta separating are incredibly slim right now in our current moment.

and that whole uh landscape was opened up to me and and that really made me more aware of like oh damn we've got a problem here um can you talk about that for a minute