UNDRIP is, as Gary mentioned earlier, something that we worked on and that this committee worked on leading up to 2019 and 2021. In a world where we're in the process of implementing UNDRIP at every departmental level, as a whole of government, it's very important that the legislation we bring forward is in line with the principles of UNDRIP. It's essential that we recognize what self-determination looks like and what it means for governments to dictate and to control matters. We're now in a generation and in an era where, for self-determination, it is the nations and the people impacted who will make those decisions. I strongly believe this bill does that.
On November 30th, 2023. See this statement in context.