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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport

Vance Badawey

  • Member of Parliament
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
  • Liberal
  • Niagara Centre
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $88,875.84

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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Mr. Vance Badawey
  • Nov/29/22 1:36:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-29 
Madam Speaker, I do apologize for directing my earlier answer directly to the member. I have a habit of talking eye to eye and straight on. For the member opposite, again, a member who does great work and who has a passion for indigenous issues on the committee as well as in her daily work in the House. The short answer is yes. Again, with respect to self-determination and reconciliation, a lot of the composition and those who will be part of this committee will be brought forward by the committee itself. The minister has put the foundation in place, but the expectation is that we will be getting out of its way, as I mentioned earlier, to ensure that it is not abiding by any of the old practices of government when it comes to colonialism, that, in fact, it is opening the door for it to make its decisions through self-determination, the composition being a part of that effort.
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Mr. Vance Badawey
  • Nov/29/22 1:32:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-29 
Madam Speaker, the member does a lot of great work on this file. We sit together on INAN and I appreciate the work he and his colleagues do on the committee. We spoke earlier about reconciliation. We also spoke earlier, as the member opposite mentioned, about opening a door and getting out of the way and ensuring that self-determination would be first and foremost when we embark on this new committee. Frankly, the key to that is to ensure that decisions that are being made are not being made necessarily from the House. Yes, we are creating that foundation and, yes, we are giving an opportunity to move forward with this council. However, with respect to self-determination, it would be up to members of this committee to move forward with what they think should be a seat at the table as well as the actions being taken ultimately by the committee and the mandate it has before it.
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