Thank you very much.
I was listening earlier today and, of course, watching the other meetings on this and seeing what's happening through media. I want to commend our colonial institutions. I think they are doing a really amazing job and are working really hard to separate indigenous people.
For me, it's heartbreaking knowing that families are being torn apart over this legislation and over what's happening. In my opinion, the advancement of one indigenous nation is a positive for all. This legislation can be used for other indigenous nations in Canada and even around the world, even when you look at the similarities that we have with Australia—our history and that colonialism. I went to the UNDRIP conference in New York, and we had an opportunity to meet with youth from around the world. One of the things we were talking about was our collective experience of colonialization, and I think that this is just a part of that.
We're getting really caught up in the fact that this legislation is simply a stepping stone to negotiate treaty. Each governing body—the Métis Nation of Ontario, the Métis Nation of Alberta, the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan—will, hopefully, with the passing of this legislation, now be granted the opportunity to take part in those negotiations for treaty within their respective governments, and that's going to be done with the first nations.
In Saskatchewan, we're working hard to make sure—and we've been very clear from the get-go—that all work we are going to be doing will be done to include them, because they are family members. For a lot of people, brothers took status and sisters took their Métis nation citizenship. There are really close ties. There needs to be a lot of consultation that takes place, and the passing of this legislation simply allows that consultation to take place.