Sure. I will just repeat some of the stuff I said in my opening remarks.
The commission, as drafted, will “monitor, evaluate, conduct research and report”. What does that really mean? Is that enough to affect change—just to monitor, evaluate, conduct research and report? Will there be an ability to challenge the government or governments on reconciliation, and how they are trying to improve partnerships with indigenous peoples?
Sometimes I have a problem with initiatives that promote codevelopment, co-management—“co-", “co-”, “co-”—when we have the ability to lead as indigenous peoples because we know best what is happening in our communities and we know best how to overcome some of the barriers and challenges we have to make life in the community better. I think that sometimes we have to re-examine the colonial approach to codevelopment when we can lead.