Evidence of meeting #26 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was management.
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Conservative
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
She would be curious to see how it looks, so if there is a way to—
Advisor, Capacity Building, Training and Professional Development, First Nations Lands Management Resource Centre
We can facilitate that, for sure.
Chairman, First Nations Lands Advisory Board
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I just want to maybe make this point again. I know I've said it before, but supporting the signatory first nations and the demand that's out there is really an investment that Canada will be thankful for over time: communities, provincial governments, and first nations. This is really an investment, and it will be a tenfold return to Canada and to the communities at large. I simply want to make sure that this is completely understood.
We've shown that. We've had KPMG studies and reports that verify it. This is something that we just simply want Canada and you, as honourable members of Parliament, to appreciate, because we've proven it and we think we've demonstrated that an investment is really where it's at, and we will give you the tenfold return that Canada seeks.
Executive Director, First Nations Lands Management Resource Centre
Mr. Chairman, could we just take two more minutes of your time before you close?
Conservative
Executive Director, First Nations Lands Management Resource Centre
In keeping with what Chief Louie just added about an investment, I wonder if we could give Dr. Millette two minutes. He's been sitting there patiently waiting for someone to ask him about land-use planning. We haven't had one question about it, but that is part of the economic development.
So perhaps you could grant him a couple of minutes to talk about his contribution to the first nations.
Manager, Strategic Planning, First Nations Lands Management Resource Centre
Does the expression “deer in the headlights”...?
Manager, Strategic Planning, First Nations Lands Management Resource Centre
I came prepared today because I thought someone might ask about what we're doing with regard to land-use planning in terms of capacity development community-wide.
Currently there is no land-use planning per se, or there hasn't been very much in the first nations communities, whether they're signatories or not of the framework agreement. But what we're doing with the communities—we can show it on this chart—is working with each signatory at their pace, at their request, on a whole bunch of activities directly related to land-use planning.
Down on your left, you can see all the signatory operational first nations. Then at the top are all the activities we do in terms of advising them on land-use planning alone. These kinds of activities take place for other things, but this is just in terms of land-use planning. As you can see, it's all the way from situation analysis to planning the orientation of the lands committee, and so on. I won't read them all here.
These connect to the workshop component that was mentioned earlier, and the courselet component. We go specifically to each of these, when requested, or sometimes online. Mostly we go out and we do workshops with the chief and council, or the community, or the lands staff, and so on.
I'll leave it at that.
Now I feel that I was of some use. Thank you.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
Dr. Millette, the difficulty with these committees is that they always go by too quickly. We appreciate, though, your contribution to the effort.
We want to thank our witnesses today. Many of you travelled long distances to be here. We thank you for your contribution at committee here today, but also for the time and effort it took to get here. We do look forward to seeing you again.
Colleagues, we are adjourned.
