Chief Haymond, I hear you loud and clear with respect to reconciliation, which is hugely important for first nations. Dialogue and discussion are fundamental, and the government failed on that front as far as Bill C-5 goes.
It is our parliamentary committee's job to consider how the bill can be amended to reach out to first nations and, as many members of first nations have pointed out, avoid decades of litigation before the courts.
Currently, in schedule 2, the government has listed 13 acts and seven regulations that project proponents will not have to adhere to if the bill is passed, including the Indian Act. Let's say the committee were to remove that act from schedule 2. Would that be a first step towards bringing first nations onside with Bill C‑5, a step that might help to avoid a national crisis?