I can start if you want.
With regard to the duty to consult, I encourage all parliamentarians—senators and MPs alike—to recognize that if we are to invoke it, we must do so in the case of Bill C‑5 and all bills that pass through both chambers. Let's be honest.
Furthermore, this is a matter of discrimination. That is our duty: to ensure we uphold not only the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but also what first nations have been asking for since they were officially heard in the Senate within the parliamentary context. Next, the process of dialogue and exchange with first nations should be a parallel process that should continue to support my fellow chiefs who are here.
We therefore need two very distinct things to have a constitutional framework.
