Chief Ghislain Picard at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

I think the brief details the amendments we are proposing to really strengthen the body of the bill. A lot of people agree that important elements of the preamble, including the issue of repudiation, should be incorporated into the core of the bill. In fact, they talk about the doctrines of superiority, which include this important aspect of discovery. In my view, the proof is in the pudding, and I don't see why Canada is so reluctant to strengthen the very core of the bill in this way.