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House Hansard - 280

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 12, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Mr. Ben Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Lib.)
  • Feb/12/24 4:31:13 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I very much enjoyed sitting on committee with the member for Nunavut thus far. It has been a collaborative and rewarding experience. I am wondering if she can speak a bit further to the importance of this being indigenous-led and to the importance of this being an opportunity for indigenous peoples who have, for so long in our country, through a variety of different mechanisms, been left out of the conversation. Why is it critical that this important piece of legislation be indigenous led? How does she see that being of benefit to the process?
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Ms. Lori Idlout
  • Feb/12/24 4:41:36 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, I do recall the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands coming to the indigenous and northern affairs committee to help make those amendments. As well, I have learned in this whole process that the colonial process of first reading, second reading, third reading and sending bills to committee, even though it is 150 years old, is still a very foreign process for indigenous peoples. When we call on witnesses to speak to us to share their testimony, doing it for five minutes as a first point and then for another two and a half minutes later is not a form of consultation for indigenous peoples. Therefore, even those processes are flawed, and I think that is why free, prior and informed consent is so important. The duty to consult, as a standard, is too late. We need to make sure that we hold governments to account and ask them to please exercise free, prior and informed consent for indigenous peoples so that they do feel engaged, and to ensure that legislation that does come to them is something they recognize and is not a foreign instrument that is yet another legislation they have no idea about.
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Mr. Jamie Schmale
  • Feb/12/24 5:40:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are not actually sure. The member is right; the bill does not mention that. That is one of the many questions we had in committee with respect to this piece of legislation. We tried our best to bring it up. As I said, there were lots of voices in committee that talked about putting a reserved seat for an organization that focused on economic reconciliation for indigenous peoples. Unfortunately, that did not go through, but I still think the point is the same. It is important to have that lens when we are talking about reconciliation. Otherwise, we still have this broken system that is failing indigenous people, and it is time to change.
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Mrs. Laila Goodridge (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, CPC)
  • Feb/12/24 5:44:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his dedication to advancing reconciliation in all ways as he moves forward. Could he talk more about the innate nature of economic reconciliation and what it means for indigenous people he discusses with?
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