Meegwetch.
[Member speaks in Cree]
Those were words of thanks to all three of you.
In the third compliance order that was delivered by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, I think it's paragraph 74 where the tribunal says that the minister, in this case the ministers, those of Health and Indigenous Affairs, say one thing and the departments continue to do exactly the opposite. We're continuing to live under that, and that point was raised by Chief Day and Chief Hill. It's continuing as we speak today.
One thing you said, Chief Hill, struck me and it reminded me of what Senator Sinclair said a couple of months ago. He said that it took us 150 years to get into this mess and it's going to take 150 years to fix it. The present government jumped on that statement to say that he's right it is going to take time, and that's perhaps why there's a lot more talk than action on these issues. You also said this will take time.
We're all aware that it's going to take time, but does that prevent us from taking those initial fundamental steps that will take us on that path of reconciliation and nation to nation? Case in point, I'm proposing for instance that in this country we adopt a legislative framework using the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Can that be our first fundamental step in the right direction in this country? That question is also for Chief Maracle.