Refer to the following information when responding to the item that follow. "The great aim of our legislation has been to do away with the tribal system and assimilate the Indian people in all respects with the other inhabitants of the Dominion as speedily as they are fit to change." Prime Minister John A. MacDonald Which concept defines most accurately the tone of this legislation as presented in the above quotation? Select one: O a. Self-government O b. Self-determination O c. Inherent rights O d. Paternalism