The committee has the power to recommend amendments that will correct the 35-year-old injustice to indigenous communities. You have the power to accommodate and reconcile the interests of the Crown with those of indigenous peoples. You have the power to urge Parliament to balance the interests of the wealthy and the powerful with the interests of indigenous communities.
Our proposed amendments to the bill were set out in our written submission to the committee. We invite you to consider recommending these amendments in your report, not only because they are compelling legal arguments but to do so is simply to correct some of the wrongs, and it's a just thing to do.