In part, the codevelopment was done through the development of the February 2023 agreement, which set certain criteria that the legislation was intended to fulfill. Included among those criteria was recognition—recognition of their governments and recognition that they represent section 35 rights-holding collectivities.
The term “Indigenous governing body”.... I've been advised that we should not repeat our testimony, but I want to be seen to be answering questions.
In the spirit of that, our partners pointed to a history of the denial of their rights and the rights of their collectivities, and they specifically wanted a reference to an indigenous governing body, as they wanted explicit recognition that they are indigenous governments, because for many years they were ignored and weren't treated as such.
The process of codevelopment itself was a confirmation of their support of the text of the bill before introduction.
I don't know if my team has anything to add.