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House Hansard - 137

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Mrs. Marilène Gill
  • Nov/29/22 5:04:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-29 
Mr. Speaker, if I were to try to sum up my thoughts on the importance of the council with respect to the calls to action and how effective the council itself will be, I would say that it is going to be up to the indigenous people themselves. One of the things I forgot to mention in my speech is that one of the government's responsibilities will be to provide all the information that indigenous people feel is necessary to do this work. That is important, but the government will not be able to free itself of all its responsibilities, either. It must ensure that it does not prevent the council from functioning properly. On the one hand, the council must be independent, but at the same time, the government is responsible for providing everything that is needed for concrete action to be taken until the Indian Act and all colonial practices are completely abandoned.
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Context: House Hansard - 137 - Nov/29/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Nov/29/22 5:35:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-29 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for that excellent speech. Creating a national council for reconciliation is one of the recommendations in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's report, which is a few years old now. The government is acting on one of the recommendations by creating the council, which will watch over progress on the path to reconciliation. Nevertheless, the government remains responsible for taking meaningful action in response to the many calls to action. In my colleague's opinion, how can we be sure the government will not offload its responsibilities onto the council instead of taking action itself?
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