Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Correct, in case that wasn't clear.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  When I started that project years ago, it was about the recognition that there was a really important instrument that not a lot of people knew about. I tried to develop it in such a way that my dad—with his...we'll say grade 6 education—could get some understanding, while also ha

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I am happy to do that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  A really recent example would be New Zealand and the way in which their recent trade agreements respect Maori rights and are in line with the UN declaration. Canada is coming up there, but New Zealand has actually led the way on that one. Bolivia also has recognition of the UN d

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Sure. I was going to defer to Celeste. I'll go first.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's always my cheat so that I get more time to gather my thoughts, but I'm happy to try to answer this. I think it's fair to say that while the existing international human rights standards that Celeste referenced and that are found in the various international human rights i

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Sure, yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Sure, and I'll try to do so in a minute and a half. How's that? It's an interesting position because Canada was there. Let's not forget the people who were there from the beginning. I was only there in the last couple of meetings, but Canada was there, and one of the years I was

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you, so much, for having me here today. I am really excited to be here, both to speak about something that I spent a lot of time thinking about, which is the role of the UN declaration in promoting reconciliation in Canada, and also, particularly t