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Jamie Schmale

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 31, 2023
Context: Bill C-53, An Act respecting the recognition of certain Métis governments (INAN) - Oct/31/23
Mr. Jamie Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, CPC)
  • 05:08:58 p.m.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, witnesses. I have a ton of questions and not enough time, so I will pick up where you left off, Mr. Desjarlais. Could we talk about some of the comments you made just a few moments ago? Last meeting, we had representatives from Métis Nation of Alberta here. They specifically said that a member of, say, Fort McKay or the Métis settlements did not necessarily have to be a member of MNA. If I heard you correctly, you said they do. Can you clarify this?
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Context: Bill C-53, An Act respecting the recognition of certain Métis governments (INAN) - Oct/31/23
Mr. Jamie Schmale
  • 05:10:05 p.m.
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Yes, I think they were talking about the membership. MNA was saying that you don't necessarily have to be a member to be on a settlement. I get your point—the provincial and federal difference. While we're speaking, I also want to push back a little and try to flesh this out in terms of what we're hearing from the Métis side about a piece of legislation that deals with their own self-governance. The Métis, as we heard in our last meeting, are saying this piece of legislation does not affect first nations at all. If you heard our previous panel talk, it's more of a self-governing piece of legislation to allow them the authority to keep doing what they were doing in the past. Your statements just now contradict that.
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Context: Bill C-53, An Act respecting the recognition of certain Métis governments (INAN) - Oct/31/23
Mr. Jamie Schmale
  • 05:11:39 p.m.
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That's one of the things we're also trying to look into and get clarification on. It's our understanding, as this legislation stands—and I invite comments from our friend from Matawa as well—that there is the potential that, after this self-governing piece of legislation, a treaty process starts. That will involve consultation. Potentially, it would not come before Parliament for final ratification. Is that your understanding as well?
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Context: Bill C-53, An Act respecting the recognition of certain Métis governments (INAN) - Oct/31/23
Mr. Jamie Schmale
  • 05:13:00 p.m.
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Mr. Desjarlais, do you want to comment?
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Context: Bill C-53, An Act respecting the recognition of certain Métis governments (INAN) - Oct/31/23
Mr. Jamie Schmale
  • 05:13:24 p.m.
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To our friend from Matawa, are there any amendments to this piece of legislation you would like to see added in order to make it more acceptable to the people you represent?
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Context: Bill C-53, An Act respecting the recognition of certain Métis governments (INAN) - Oct/31/23
Mr. Jamie Schmale
  • 05:14:13 p.m.
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When you talk about land and resources, can you maybe dig into that a little further? Can you give us some of your concerns about that part? What do you think that means, and what are your concerns?
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