Thank you, Mr. Chair.
As Mr. Battiste aptly pointed out, it's been a while since I've been at the table with all of you. There just seems to be a bit of irony for me that I was here at this table when we had the debate around UNDRIP. It's almost like we're making opposite sides of the argument here.
Our concern back then was with looking for a clear definition of FPIC, and now the argument from the parliamentary secretaries is that we don't have that definition when it's included in the legislation, so maybe we need a definition of FPIC. However, it was two years ago. I think that was the argument we were making. We were totally supportive of the legislation, if we just understood what FPIC meant. Is that right? It seems kind of ironic now, when we try to include that in a specific piece of legislation, that it's a hindrance to the progress.
Maybe I'll turn to the officials. What would you see as a way forward to getting a definition of FPIC that would apply to UNDRIP and would apply, then, when this is now inserted into other legislation? Maybe that's the impetus that is needed here to solve this impasse.
It's kind of ironic that my Liberal friends are arguing exactly what I was arguing a couple of years ago in the context of needing clarity on this definition. Without that, we struggled because of the impact it might have on decisions down the road. Well, here we are.
I'm sorry. That's all I have. Thank you.