Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thanks, Professor Schwartz, for appearing before the committee and for your very succinct presentation.
As an editorial comment, I am one of the ones who have raised concerns around the political accord, and it's no reflection on the current government in this existing political accord. My concern has always been around future governments, because we certainly have seen track records of governments, both current and former, ignoring existing political accords. That's my big concern about that.
Before you comment, I actually have a couple of questions and then I'll turn over the floor to you.
I want to come back for a minute to clause 12, around the tribunal members and this committee. I just want to be clear. Is this where you were perhaps suggesting that elders or first nations might serve as advisers to this committee in terms of looking at the tribunal rules? How might that unfold?
While you're at it, could you also talk about the fact that there are actually no deadlines for the tribunal once a case ends up in its bailiwick? I think part of the concern that we've heard raised is that unless there are substantial resources allocated, the backlog may just be shifted from one place to another.