Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't know whether it's difficult to reconcile our positions or not, because honestly, I don't think I disagreed with anything Mr. Richardson said. I have, however, a set of issues with respect to the particular text of the bill and the way in which it's cast. You're asking a good question about how, specifically, it could improve in the spirit of reconciliation.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good afternoon. It's an honour to speak with this committee as it studies Bill C-262. I'd also like to acknowledge the Algonquin people on whose territory this meeting occurs. My name is Dwight Newman. I'm a professor of law and Canada research chair in indigenous rights in constitutional and international law at the University of Saskatchewan.