Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for those kind words. I agree that what we need to do is sit down and talk people to people, not nation to nation. We need to sit down and talk about who we are and how everybody has been affected by this. We're affected by the opioid crisis. We're affected by water. We're affected by murdered and missing women.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't think they should start consultation now. Once it is passed, that's when it starts affecting other first nations. That's when consultation has to start. It's not even to that point yet. Consultation starts after. When it starts affecting me, then I expect them to come and talk to my leaders.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  First of all, this bill isn't about land rights or anything else. It's about Métis people being able to self-determine who their community is. We know historically that they had.... What did they call them? It was the “road allowance people”. That's common knowledge across Ontario.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Steve Meawasige. My number is 2010036101. I am an Anishinabe from the Serpent River First Nation here in what is now known as Ontario. I come here today to support Métis people in their fight to have their rights recognized.