Thank you, Chair.
Thank you all for being here. It's a fascinating discussion.
I sit here as a settler. My parents came from the Netherlands, so I'm on one side of the fence and I'm on the other side of the fence. I listened with interest to what all of you are telling me and there's merit in what you say. There's no question about that.
However, I think about the implications as we move forward. I mentioned that I'm the child of an immigrant. There are some here who have generations of white people who have been here and there are others who have just arrived in Canada.
When I'm sent to Parliament, most of the good people in my riding, I would say the vast majority, would say, “Dave, get this settled. We have to get this thing settled.” I think that most of us would agree with that too, but if we're going to do that....
Chief, I listened to you, and Ms. Palmater, I'm listening to your side too as a lawyer. Is there consensus among first nations groups as to, “Listen. This is what we want”? I'm asking you to give me a short answer on both.
Could you prepare a brief and say that this is what they want? Is there consensus across the board?