I want to say that there are mixed messages, and they're fuzzy—yes, very fuzzy. They don't seem to want to move, and there are things going on, such as the potential for changing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
It suits certain agendas and policies, as I mentioned. When things suit them, they will move fast. However, adding more people and allowing our communities to flourish is not a priority. Even though there's talk about reconciliation, wanting healthy communities and the determinants of health that they sign with Health Canada, it's not coming through as genuine.
I'm very concerned about that because we need to see some action. Regarding the words that were spoken—for example, when Dawn mentioned UNDRIP—being at the United Nations and standing behind us.... The lip service has to stop. We need to see some action now. We're losing our people. This is genocide policy. We're moving toward genocide. We don't know how many years, but some of the communities are in their last generation of being able to pass on status. We have to move on this, and we have an equal responsibility to keep those communities healthy.
This is why we're here today. We want to speak about the injustices that are going on, along with the barriers and obstacles that have been put in front of us. We must have those barriers and obstacles removed.