Thank you, Monsieur Picard, Madam Gabriel, for your two presentations, which I think we found to be very straightforward and clear, if not self-evident.
As we had discussed earlier in this committee, and it was reinforced by the Assembly of First Nations presentation and both of yours, the responsibility of the Crown, as represented by the Government of Canada, under section 35 of the Constitution is to treat aboriginal people with the respect to which they are entitled through historical rights as well as the inherent right of self-government, and I think the suggestions you've made for the removal of the reference to aboriginal people and first nations in Bill C-2 is in line with that understanding.
As members of Parliament, we look forward to further consultation with you to achieve the accountability that you seek and the Auditor General has supported in terms of both a first nations auditor general and the creation of a first nations ombudsperson office.
Thank you for your presentations.