Finance committee  Okay. I want to thank the chair and the committee members for providing us with an opportunity to provide input during this budget consultation. Ten years ago, September 17, 1999, marked an historic day for all Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, and Passamaquoddy people. The Marshall decision

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay, thank you, Chair. There's a lack of alternatives to monetary compensation. The Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Innu, and Passamaquoddy people have had very strong traditional, social, economic, and cultural connections to their traditional territories. Our connection to our lands defin

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'm quite worried about the whole effect of this Bill C-44. I think it's going to have drastic effects on the community life of our first nations and our local governments. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for your little bit of praise. I certainly appreciate it. First of all, when I look at the big picture, as I've done ever since I've been in politics—that goes way back to the sixties, that's why I mentioned earlier that I went through a lot of prime ministers in my te

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I bring greetings from the Mi'kmaq, the Maliseet and Passamaquoddy in Atlantic Canada. Good morning, committee members. Our organization fully supports the recommendations made previously by the Assembly of First Nations in its submission on Bill C-44 to this committee, includin