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House Committee

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. David Paul Achneepineskum
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No, we didn't create the issue with the Métis. Within the Indian Act...infant tribesmen, women losing status when they married a non-indigenous person. That's where the Métis issue came about within our area. It's up to Canada to resolve this Métis issue in another way, but don't use first nations again. You're putting the fault on first nations if this Métis Bill C-53 does not come about. We're not the ones at fault. It's the Government of Canada, and you have to resolve it yourself.
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The Chair
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Thank you. We're at the end of the time. We're almost at the end of our meeting time today. I'd like to thank both of our witnesses on this panel for your testimony and for your insights from your perspective. Chief Desjarlais, you mentioned the time restrictions. It is a pretty rigid process, and I apologize for that. I think I mentioned that we can receive briefs, so if you have additional comments, please submit them to the clerk. Colleagues, on that, there is one small item. A few witnesses have asked about submitting written briefs. I wasn't on the committee at the start of this session, but this committee, in particular, adopted a limit of five pages. Most committees have a limit of 10 pages for briefs, and I have had some witnesses ask if they could do up to 10 pages. It is a deviation from what was adopted at the start of the session for the committee. Do we have agreement to allow witnesses to submit up to 10 pages? Some hon. members: Agreed. The Chair: For this study, we'll do up to 10 pages, and we can revisit it for other studies in the future. Thank you for the clarification. Colleagues, thank you so much. The meeting is adjourned.
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