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House Hansard - 137

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Mr. Jaime Battiste
  • Nov/29/22 10:20:40 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-29 
Madam Speaker, that is exactly why we kept the number of seats limited to the three constitutional groups. It is important that, when we are talking about organizations, we are not cherry-picking organizations. There are three constitutional groups in section 35 of the Constitution of Canada. They are represented by AFN, MNC and ITK traditionally in Canada, but we also wanted to make sure the transition committee itself was there to move the path forward and not to have our government or political parties doing that work instead.
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Mr. Ken Hardie
  • Nov/29/22 11:48:55 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-29 
Madam Speaker, I appreciate the hon. member's question because, if anything, it really lays out the challenges of including the wide universe of voices that are present. I would have very similar concerns about how we accommodate band councils, which was kind of a construct of the government back in the day, versus hereditary leadership. To specifically answer the question as to where we start, I would have to refer to my colleague, the parliamentary secretary, who identified the three groups that are constitutionally recognized. I think it is a start. Will it forever be a situation where the group that the hon. member mentioned is not directly included? Who knows? This will always be a work in progress. I think we have that opportunity in the future.
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/29/22 1:07:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-29 
Uqaqtittiji, I have a similar question. According to clauses 9 and 10, with respect to the composition and the nominations, while only four national organizations are named as being able to nominate directors, there will be five to nine other directors that can be nominated through other means. Does the member agree that these five to nine other directors can represent those other indigenous groups so they can be heard through other means?
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