Thank you for the question. It's great to see you as well.
In our journey, Inuit have tried to work productively with Canada and with the provinces and territories where Inuit live since we were forced to. We have made many constructive arrangements with the Government of Canada through land claim agreements and other mechanisms that allow for our human rights to be respected, but that also allow for natural resource extraction, education or government administration to happen in a way that is consistent with the international human rights regime.
Yes, there is still a reckoning for Canada and this bill is a part of it. It's one of the main reasons this is so important. It's so that Canadians will understand and recognize that there is still work to do to respect indigenous peoples' human rights and that there are classes of Canadians who do not have the same access to recourse and remedy for violations of human rights as other Canadians.
There's been a lot of conversation back and forth around the risks associated with the adoption of this particular piece of legislation for particular sectors. I'll echo some of the statements that were made in previous sessions, where a stronger foundation of respect for indigenous peoples' human rights leads to a stronger economy and a stronger foundation. Any corporation that wishes to work with indigenous peoples or on indigenous peoples' lands will be in a place to be more prosperous, not less.
That said, Inuit, in relation to first nations and Métis, have much more clarity around a number of these foundational steps. Our land claim agreements should be upheld and seen as ways in which the rest of the country can work with first nations and Métis, especially in resource extraction, in governance or in relationships with government.