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House Hansard - 228

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 3, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 228 - Oct/3/23
Mrs. Sophie Chatel (Pontiac, Lib.)
  • Oct/3/23 4:11:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, indigenous peoples have always been the guardians of the lands, waters and ice. It is only natural that they should be at the heart of initiatives to protect nature and meet protection targets by 2030. That is by design, both here in Canada and in many other countries as well. Could the Minister of Environment inform the House of the benefits that could come from additional investments in the indigenous guardians program?
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Context: House Hansard - 228 - Oct/3/23
Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Oct/3/23 4:12:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her question, but also for her active commitment, both to reconciliation with indigenous peoples and to the conservation of our environment and nature. The guardians program is an international model. Requests have come in from all over the world seeking to know how this program could be replicated elsewhere. Thanks to the investment she and I announced last week, there are now indigenous guardians in 25% of communities across the country. Our goal is to get to 100%. We also announced that, from now on, the guardians program will be self-managed.
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