Honourable senators, this oversight by the federal government will mean that the Mtis will not even be able to take part in the process to select the six aboriginal members of the board, because the Mtis National Council is not recognized as an aboriginal government and has no land as defined in the Indian Act.

Can we draw the following conclusion?
The senators receive their paychecks from the federal government.

Choose from:
[a]. Yes;
[b]. It's impossible to say;
[c]. No;
[b].