Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much, to both of you, for appearing here today. It's very helpful.
My name is Megan Leslie. I am the member of Parliament for Halifax, which is on Mi'kmaq territory. Pjilsa’si. Welcome.
I will continue along the line of the discussion you were having with Mr. Lemay. You said in your opening statement that you are supportive of any amendments to get rid of discrimination in the act, and I think we could all be supportive of that.
We have had some contact with different first nations. They have said that, yes, the federal government had engagement sessions for the amendments to this act with groups or individuals or native organizations, but the duty to consult is about a consultation with rights holders. These first nation governments said that this duty to consult means the federal government actually needs to consult with first nations governments. There has been a little bit of pressure that maybe we shouldn't even be looking at the changes, as adequate or inadequate as they are.
What are your thoughts on that?