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Minister of Indigenous Services Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario

Hon. Patty Hajdu

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Indigenous Services Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
  • Liberal
  • Thunder Bay—Superior North
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $142,376.94

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Bill C-38

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024
An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements)
  • Bill C-38 is a proposed law that seeks to amend the Indian Act in Canada. The purpose of the bill is to address the challenge to certain provisions of the Indian Act under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, specifically in the case of Nicholas v. Canada (Attorney General). The bill provides new entitlements to registration in the Indian Register for certain individuals, as well as the right to have their names entered in a Band List maintained by the Department of Indigenous Services. The bill also includes amendments regarding the definition of mentally incompetent Indians, provisions that apply to all band members, application for removal from the Indian Register, entitlements for individuals whose names were omitted or deleted from the Indian Register before September 4, 1951, powers of the Minister in relation to dependent persons, and additional membership rules for married women.
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Bill C-61

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 05, 2024
First Nations Clean Water Act
  • This bill, called the First Nations Clean Water Act, recognizes and affirms the inherent right of self-government for First Nations in relation to water, source water, drinking water, wastewater, and related infrastructure on First Nation lands. It sets out principles, such as substantive equality, to guide the provision of clean and safe drinking water and effective treatment and disposal of wastewater on First Nation lands. The bill also establishes minimum standards for water quality and quantity and wastewater effluent. It aims to facilitate source water protection and collaboration between First Nations and federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments. The bill is available on the House of Commons website.
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