We live in a parliamentary democracy. It's parliamentary supremacy. Parliament can move ahead and do these things. It can do these things. I don't just think it can. I think there's a responsibility to go ahead.
We talk about reconciliation all the time. I know I get frustrated. Indigenous people across the country get frustrated. What are we actually doing? It's not just apologies. What are we doing? One of the most important things to do is to move away from all the decision-making authority being either in provincial or in federal government hands. We need to move away from that.
I do a lot of duty to consult work. People are surprised I'm not really a fan of it. I hope we've moved past that. I would like to see indigenous people being the ones who are doing the consultation: “We're going to make a decision. Federal and provincial governments, what do you think about it?” Then we'll go off and decide behind a closed door, because that's the way it usually works.
I definitely think there is an important role for Parliament through legislation, and they've done it in certain one-offs to create that space for indigenous decision-making in exercising laws.