As you surely understood from my statement, I don't think it is necessary to mention the Constitution, and the way it is mentioned is certainly not useful. The indigenous and treaty rights of indigenous peoples are fundamental, and that's what we want to recognize. However, it is not because they are constitutionally recognized that they are important and fundamental, it is the opposite: the Constitution recognizes them because they are fundamental and important. It is indigenous rights that must be recognized, and it is those rights that must be recognized as being of fundamental importance, not the Constitution or the Constitution Act, 1982.
In addition, I heard the other witnesses earlier talking about the treaties. They said it was very important to recognize them. That was the essence of the proposal in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call to action 94. But you have to realize that in constitutional law, the interpretation of section 35 is a recognition of treaty rights. It does not recognize or protect the treaties themselves. This makes the use of the Constitution less useful if the objective is really to focus on the recognition of treaties and indigenous rights.