You highlight the importance exactly, and I would add to your comments. There is a level of optimism felt with this commissioner because of the fact that it was codeveloped with modern treaty partners. That's a key point to emphasize. This is not a concept that the federal bureaucracy itself thinks is important. This is a tool that, for over two decades, modern treaty partners have been advocating for. It is a tool for which the federal government sat down and codeveloped every clause of the bill before you today. It is a law that the modern treaty partners themselves feel will substantively change their relationship and address the frustrations they see, feel and live with regard to the implementation of their treaties.
To me, the codeveloped nature—the fact that modern treaty partners are supportive and have developed this bill with Canada—is a key component to focus on in trying to understand how this commissioner will change the landscape of the implementation of treaties.
Thank you.