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House Hansard - 280

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 12, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Feb/12/24 5:12:26 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we have to bring it back to the focus of the national council, and its primary responsibility, in good part, would be dealing with the calls to action. The reason I raise the calls to action is that there are 94 of them, and out of those 94, a majority of them are the sole or joint responsibility for the federal government. It is not only the federal government, but also other levels of government and other stakeholders, if I can put it that way, that need to be held to account. The federal government continues to work. We can still do more. I am not saying that as government we have done everything we can. We continue to work and will continue to work on this critical file. The national council would ultimately complement and ensure a high sense of accountability and transparency well into the future because, in good part, its job would be to ensure that the calls to action are not only reported on but ultimately implemented. That is a good thing, and we need to remain focused on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Feb/12/24 5:15:22 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in the parliamentary secretary's speech he was talking about the specific location of the national council for reconciliation. He suggested Winnipeg. I wonder if he can expand on why he thinks that Winnipeg would be the best choice for that.
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/12/24 5:35:15 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, I would like to remind the member that the bill speaks to requiring the national council for reconciliation to have a minimum of nine members and a maximum of 13. Just because it names four organizations does not mean it excludes others from becoming board members. Does the member agree that there is nothing in this legislation stating that CAP shall not be a member of the national council for reconciliation?
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Mr. René Villemure (Trois-Rivières, BQ)
  • Feb/12/24 5:40:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I heard my colleague's passionate speech here, as well as that of my colleague across the way, and I have a question. Where will the funding for this national council for reconciliation come from? There were some figures provided in 2019, but now we are talking about adding investigators, monitoring and recommending measures. Where will this budget come from? The bill does not mention that.
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/12/24 6:35:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member spent a lot of time in her comments dealing with the makeup of the national council itself. It is important to recognize that the minister did work in collaboration with the transitional committee, a committee whose membership she made reference to. The very impressive group of people in the membership of that committee came up with the terms of the future board, including the four identified groups that would ultimately get appointments. I wonder whether the member could add her further thoughts on what specific groups she would suggest should be incorporated into the legislation, or whether she is okay with the four that are listed.
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Context: House Hansard - 280 - Feb/12/24
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Feb/12/24 6:42:57 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, I am going to ask the member a similar question to what I asked a previous Conservative member, because she spoke to it as well. She mentioned that, by CAP not being mentioned as one of the board members, it is being prevented from being a voice in this board. However, I give the same reminder that the national council for reconciliation will have a minimum of nine members and a maximum of 13, so in addition to the four, there are going to be several other board members that can be on this national council for reconciliation. Can the member tell us where she sees, in the bill, that CAP is being prevented from being on this board?
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