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House Hansard - 137

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Mr. Gary Vidal (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 12:49:47 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-29 
Madam Speaker, I want to talk about the timeline in getting the bill to the House. This process was initiated in December 2017. There was a bunch of work done by an interim board of directors that lasted from January to June 2018. When they completed their work, they issued a report with a number of recommendations. They actually included a draft bill in that report in June 2018. Nothing happened until December 2021, when the minister appointed the new transitional committee. We agree this is a very important issue, but why did it take three and a half years to take that next step in the process?
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Mr. Gary Vidal (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, CPC)
  • Nov/29/22 5:47:39 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-29 
Madam Speaker, just to follow up on the last question for the member, I note the time frame of the progress. It started in December 2017 with the Prime Minister announcing that he was going to pursue this national council for reconciliation. From January to June 2018, the interim board of directors did the work it needed to do and reported, and had 20 very solid recommendations. It actually included in those recommendations a draft bill that could have been put forward in 2018. We then waited three and a half years for the minister to appoint, in the next step, the transitional committee members. Why does the member think there was a lack of urgency for three and a half years while this just sat in limbo?
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