Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to each of the witnesses for appearing today.
I'm certainly committed to moving ahead on giving first nations peoples on reserve the same rights that other Canadians have. We all know it has been 30 years since the Canadian Human Rights Act was implemented, and section 67 was there as a temporary method to alleviate some concerns. But 30 years, to me, seems like a long time. It is time we moved ahead on that, especially as it relates to the protection of individual rights, especially women's rights, which I understand is one of our primary areas of concern.
I want to speak briefly to Deputy Grand Chief Archibald, to commend you on your reference to the seven sacred teachings. All of us can agree that those are certainly commendable, and good points to begin working in a successful society.
But human nature being what it is, the reality is that not everyone will always follow those good teachings. I'm wondering if you could outline what your practice has been within your communities for those who choose not to follow those teachings. There has to be some mechanism in place to address those shortcomings.