Partnership with Indigenous Peoples from the beginning of the CUSMA review would be a clear step towards economic reconciliation.
This meeting cannot be symbolic. It must focus on First Nations priorities—not just federal and provincial talking points.
Despite promises to gradually transfer control of status registration to First Nations, there is no roadmap, no new funding model, and no accountability.
The Treaties remain in force, yet First Nations continue to be denied land restitution, revenue sharing, and authority over our children, laws, and economies.
The King must recognize the original dishonour: the unlawful alienation of our lands, and the exclusion of our Peoples from decisions that have shaped our destinies without our consent.