And what about the many treaties signed by aboriginal leaders going back over 100 years which saw those leaders agree to the following terms: "Now therefore the said Indians do hereby cede, release, surrender and yield up to the government of the Dominion of Canada for His Majesty the King and His successors for ever all their rights, titles and privileges whatsoever to the lands included within the following limits..".  In other words, aboriginal leaders long before Mr. Bellegarde agreed to give up much of the land in what is now Canada "for ever" to the British Crown and subsequently the Government of Canada. Does Mr. Bellegarde consider all such treaties null and void? If so, on what basis does he make that claim? But on the other hand, aren't Canadians always being criticized by aboriginal leaders for not respecting treaties?