Sure. I'm happy to just say that it is fearmongering to suggest that somehow the rights of indigenous people will make the Canadian economy not work. To point to British Columbia and say that is particularly laughable and inaccurate. I'm in British Columbia, and I've worked very closely on the implementation of the declaration. An unprecedented number of mining permits went forward with the support of first nations. In fact, the implementation of the declaration has clarified the rules and operationalized the rules in a new, respectful sort of structure. We're seeing a lot of good work emerge. That's absolutely the case.
Your other point was about the tokenism and the suggestion that a single indigenous person who may be opposed or whatever to something represents all indigenous people. Of course, you as a committee will hear from not only the chiefs and leaders of the Assembly of First Nations but also from other organizations. You will hear from the representatives of the indigenous governments.
Fundamentally, this bill is about changing how the Government of Canada works so that the Government of Canada and Parliament can get their relationships lined up in the post-colonial structure not based on these Indian Act and other concepts that have constrained us. We need to keep the focus on what's happening here. This bill is an important piece of Canadian legislation that can help restructure things so that many of the disputes we're talking about that are roadblocks will be removed and will usher in a new era. No single bill will be perfect, but let's be really clear about what the bill does. It certainly doesn't deserve the kind of fearmongering that certainly we've heard about free, prior and informed consent.