I would agree with you. Silencing is not a good way to engage, for sure.
My last question is for Madam Symes, the legal counsel. I just want to ask about something specific to article 22 of the UN declaration, which states the following:
1. Particular attention shall be paid to the rights and special needs of indigenous elders, women, youth, children and persons with disabilities in the implementation of this Declaration.
2. States shall take [all] measures, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, to ensure that indigenous women and children enjoy the full protection and guarantees against all forms of violence and discrimination.
A vile human rights violation we see occurring in Canada is that we currently have over 5,000 murdered and missing indigenous women, and there has been little or no action from the federal government. As you know, in the inquiry, that was noted as an act of genocide resulting from human rights violations. A key call to justice that came out of the inquiry was to ensure the full adoption and implementation of the United Nations declaration into Canadian law.
Why is this so critical? Could you focus your response—and I know you can't read the article separately—specifically on women and uplifting the rights of indigenous women and girls and the diverse-gendered?