Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I stand by our position that we support the objectives of this bill, as well as the broader effort of the government and all the different pieces, the objectives that are being pulled together by the government to move forward with reconciliation, of which this is part.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We endorsed the principle of the bill and what it's trying to achieve, along with what the government is trying to achieve.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No. I have an indigenous affairs policy committee, and I consulted with the members of that committee.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The issue is that we and our membership regard the UN declaration, as I mentioned before, as being much more than FPIC.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  You're absolutely correct, which is why, again, if the bill could be improved, I'd suggest that the language be clarified. I don't think I read “consistent” in the bill, but we've had “harmonized”. I mentioned all the different terms I found when I reviewed the bill. It needs t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm sorry. I don't understand your question.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That part I understand.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't think we've had that discussion. We're not lawyers; we're business people.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I find that there are several different terms used within the bill. The title of the bill is to “harmonize” Canadian laws with the UN declaration, but if you read the bill, the word “enshrined” is used, and the word “applied” is used. That would be my only suggestion: make the la

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I will answer the question, but I'd first like to put it in the broader context of where this bill fits. From our perspective, this bill fits in a broader context of what's become a very complex environment. We have this bill, and we have to take it in the broader context of what

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Our knocking at the door predates the most recent engagement process, and it has actually been a plea of our members basically since the last election when it was very clear that the federal government was going in this direction on reconciliation. As you know, business likes cla

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We're still going to submit something, don't worry, but we had a feeling that it might be a little bit more—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Our primary raison d'être is as an advocate on behalf of our members. I think those types of licenses would be up to others to grant. I think that's ultimately what the conclusion is. Ideally, if the regulatory review process works as it should, and as it does most of the time, a

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I will answer your question, but in the previous panel someone quoted a report that I wrote in which we talk about other aspects of—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good. There you go. We have been very clear that UNDRIP is much more than FPIC, so I would like to have the opportunity to talk about some other aspects of UNDRIP. Coming back to your question, though, I was listening very carefully to the previous panel. We would agree with th