[Member speaks in Cree]
Thank you, all three of you, for being here. I want to start with a general question because we are doing a study on this comprehensive and specific claims policy of Canada.
One of the things that has always intrigued me from a legal and constitutional perspective is the fact that in this country the rule of law, the honour of the crown, section 35, which you say is a full box and I agree with that, Canadian federalism.... In the Quebec secession case, the Supreme Court refers to the indigenous peoples of this country as political actors on the same footing as the federal government, the provinces, and the territories. I agree with that as well.
Both of you referred to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the need to apply those minimum standards in our relations with Canada, yet we hear all of these difficulties in implementing our treaties. What do you think seems to be the problem here?