The Budget   happened to him. He resigned, just like that. There was not a prolonged period of debate. There was not an extended period of conversation. There was literally nothing to talk about. He was a minister. He called a judge. He resigned. It was simple. John Duncan, a very distinguished

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you. The issues I want to raise have to do with the application of indigenous law. I'm grateful for understanding that aboriginal title is the issue that lies at the heart of our current disputes out here in British Columbia

Indigenous Languages Act   million for indigenous organizations. John Duncan, from Vancouver Island, was the then aboriginal affairs minister. When he was put in that position in 2012, he said the Conservatives would change the funding model for aboriginal organizations and tribal councils, focusing on the areas

Procedure and House Affairs committee  . There have been several examples, and Mr. Duncan and Mr. Gerretsen spoke about this. Certainly, when I was on Barrie city council we never made the decision on what kind of increase we were going to have. We made the decision on whether we were going to get the increase as recommended

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Mr. Patrice. Good morning, Madam Chair and committee members. I am accompanied today by Duncan Retson, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, and Jennifer Garrett, director general responsible for the Centre Block program at Public Services and Procurement Canada. We

Committees of the House  , and that the committee be composed of: Ruby Sahota, Kevin Lamoureux, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Kirsty Duncan, Churence Rogers, Mark Gerretsen, John Brassard, Blake Richards, Eric Duncan, Corey Tochor, Alain Therrien, and Rachel Blaney.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee   called Van der Peet. They said “a morally and politically defensible conception of aboriginal rights will incorporate both legal perspectives”, meaning the perspectives of the common law, the Constitution, as well as the perspectives of indigenous peoples. As you create

Business of Supply   the first aboriginal vote. This was done by John Diefenbaker, a Conservative. He was the first global leader to criticize apartheid in South Africa. As he was balancing these issues, he was able to balance them with the needs of doing trade with China. In 1961, China was experiencing

The Economy   the wonderful team of staff and volunteers who supported my campaign, people like Erica, Gale, Tom, Epiphany, Eleanor, John and so many others who worked so hard. I would like to say a special thanks to my good friends Scott Parker and Megan Rich for being such incredible supports for me

Indigenous Languages Act  ”; it is “language and culture”. The TRC calls on the federal government “to acknowledge that Aboriginal rights include Aboriginal language rights”. Then it goes on to say this about the legislation that is to be enacted, this bill we are speaking to right now: i. Aboriginal languages

Oil Tanker Moratorium Act   territories they've governed and looked after for over 10,000 years and dictating government policy in their territory. Mr. Dale Swampy, coordinator of Aboriginal Equity Partners, stated: We are here to oppose the tanker ban. We have worked hard and diligently. Our 31 first nation

Indigenous Peoples and Canada's Justice System  , we worked with the former aboriginal affairs minister, John Duncan, for two to three years in our city, and the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. The graduation rates for indigenous students in this country are deplorable. What are we going to do? There are two things we can do. We

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act   communities, on proposed major energy projects. Justice Berger heard testimony from diverse groups with an interest in the pipeline. The inquiry was notable for the voice it gave to aboriginal people, whose traditional territory the pipeline was intended to traverse. Berger travelled

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families   the lasting negative legacy that the residential schools have left on indigenous Canadians and child poverty. The report reads: Why are so many Aboriginal children taken into care? Poverty, family violence, sexual violence and substance abuse continue—conditions that are part of the sad

Bill C-86 A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures

Fiscal Management Act to, among other things, (a) enable more Aboriginal organizations and First Nations to benefit from the provisions of the Act in order to strengthen their financial management systems and give them access to long-term financing; (b) address certain administrative