Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon to each of you.
I thought your presentations were very balanced and came with a certain sense of optimism that we could see our way through this. That's very important.
In my view, it was also very depoliticized, because this issue is becoming very politicized. People are trying to be painted as being for or against human rights.
I have a little notion. When the government tries to make aboriginal people the same, applying laws the same, without taking into account cultural or historical issues, or anything like that, I sort of get the sense that this is an assimilationist type of an approach.
But when it comes to the transition period, whether it's 6, 12, or 36 months, what difference does it make if we have a fundamentally flawed bill? So what if you have more transition time to implement a flawed bill? Fundamentally the argument here is to have a bill that meets the needs and desires that we're trying to articulate: the protection of human rights. The transition period, when it comes to this particular bill, is a moot point for me, because I believe the bill is fundamentally flawed in terms of its approach and process.