Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to thank all the witnesses who are with us today.
I know Mr. Saganash is not here yet, but I would like to acknowledge the work he did in the last Parliament. I saw him fight for his bill, which, of course, is similar to Bill C-15, the legislation we are dealing with today.
I also want to salute the first nations people who, over the centuries, have made it possible for us to consider this bill today. As Mr. Rodon mentioned, this is symbolic. I believe that everything we can find in symbolism that can be made concrete is necessary. So I am happy to be with you today.
I will ask Professor Rodon a question.
Mr. Rodon, in the last issue of the journal Recherches amérindiennes au Québec, you wrote several articles on the issue of free, prior and informed consent.
Can you tell us more about the political uses of this notion?