It is important to remember that the commission was established because of a situation in Quebec, a situation that not only was going to, but did in fact, degenerate, a situation that, at the time, involved the federal government and the community of Kanesatake.
Il faudra se souvenir qu'à l'origine de cette commission, une situation prévalait au Québec, une situation qui non seulement allait dégénérer, mais qui a carrément dégénéré, une situation qui impliquait, à ce moment-là, l'État fédéral et la communauté de Kanesatake.