Thank you, parliamentary secretary and Mr. Chairman.
Welcome to all the witnesses.
First of all, Chief Day Walker-Pelletier, I want to congratulate you for your 26 years in political life. Several of my colleagues would love having as long a political career as yours. You can be proud of your success.
I would also like to tell you that we have met with several groups and that the protection of aboriginal rights came up in many of their recommendations, as well as the need to consult.
Chief Day Walker-Pelletier and Ms. Beaudin, you stated that it is extremely important to take account of language and traditions. We are now getting close to clause-by-clause study of the Bill and we were in fact hoping to start that after having heard your testimony. I still hope that we will be able to do so because we want to move forward.
About oral history, I would like to know if there are other issues that you feel should be included in the Bill and in the amendments that might be put forward.