Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank our guests for being here today. It is really important for me as a parliamentarian to hear your presentations. Indeed, as we are discussing this piece of legislation it is especially important that your voice is heard, so I really appreciate it.
I'd like to ask a question specifically to the Anishinabek Nation, to the Union of Ontario Indians. In your presentation, under item 1 of concerns and recommendations, the last sentence says:
This strict adjudicative nature and functionality of the Specific Claims Tribunal will hinder the sui generis nature of specific claims resolution and the Aboriginal-Crown relations because the Specific Claims Tribunal will be just like any other court, as it limits First Nation jurisdiction and fails to promote mediation and negotiation, which is fundamental to reconciliation.
Could you just elucidate on that statement?