I think the idea of safety is gone now. It doesn't really exist when these threats persist, so you do the best to protect yourself and those around you the best way you can. I don't walk down the street with anyone. I don't do a lot of things, but coming here to testify was a no-brainer. Living in this country, being born and raised here, watching the things that happened around me, looking at indigenous rights.... People being allowed to have a voice in this country and to have disagreements is the underlying fabric of what Canada is supposed to be.
Coming here and testifying, I think, for me.... Whether it was safe or not, I would have come into this building to testify. I don't know about leaving this building with an imminent threat of assassination and what that means, but that's the reality of it. When I said that we wouldn't be silenced, that's what comes with it. You take on the danger that the law enforcement agencies have told you about, but we're not going to let India come into our backyards and silence us here. We may have disagreements on the issues that we're advocating for, but we have a right to advocate for them.