The one native leader who I really thought of as a leader was Omid Meracridi, the MLA from Winnipeg, made famous for saying NO to the Meech Lake Award vote after vote, he stood firm, under a lot of pressure from White non-native governments. Transparancy is not a clear process no matter what you call it. Politics is a dark and merchy and of often satanic process best kept in the dark, under wraps, or at least clouded over in an opaque fashion even if you call it an open and transparent process. The local MP's have lost their voice in the House, for fear or reprisal and not getting along on going with the Liberal flow. We need more Omid Mercridi's in the house to get things going more quickly.Secondly, . We have a free trade agreement with Europe now after some negotiation, why not have a free trade agreement with First Nations and establish a framework from that agreement. Put everyone up including Natives, Fed, Prov. Industry, at the Ritz Carlton in Toronto, or the Ritz in Paris at taxpayer expense,' pad lock the main conference doors and hammer out a fair and equitable deal for all stakeholders and resolve this impass once and for all. I am willing to offer my services as a fair and impartial moderator or Chair the meeting, if you want, Granted I am a Noront shareholder and the only thing I really want is my stock to go up.