Evidence of meeting #74 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 regulations.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
No. We had the letter from the Minister, but nothing specific addressing our eight or nine points.
There was that general comment that we won't be harmed or held responsible, or that there won't be costs—but as for addressing those specific issues, no.
Liberal
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON
I don't know, Mr. Chair, what we can do about that. As you know, when the Minister was here, we didn't really get a chance to talk to the officials. I wonder if it would be worthwhile bringing the officials back so that we can ask them directly about some of Mayor Daykin's concerns.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative Chris Warkentin
The expectation, Ms. Bennett, is that we will invite the officials before we go to clause by clause, and also during the clause-by-clause process. So if there are questions with regards to amendments, or....
Liberal
Carolyn Bennett Liberal St. Paul's, ON
Maybe by then, Mr. Daykin, you could suggest to the committee and to the clerk some potential amendments that would seek to remedy these uncertainties.
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
Thank you. Yes.
Conservative
Conservative
Brent Rathgeber Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you so much for your interesting presentation.
I do have some questions because I require some clarification. You indicated, Mayor Daykin, that there are 52,000 aboriginals living in Metro Vancouver. Do you know how many of those individuals live on what are known as urban reserves?
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
Sorry. We don't have that, but we can get that for you.
Conservative
Brent Rathgeber Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
That's fine, but you probably can tell me how many urban reserves there are in Metro Vancouver—
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
There would be—
Conservative
Brent Rathgeber Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
—because I'm assuming that's what we're talking about.
Correct?
Conservative
Brent Rathgeber Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
We're talking about first nations that have reserve lands inside Metro Vancouver.
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
Yes, we're representing that position, but we're speaking.... As I said in my opening comments, it has implications throughout the province and through—
Conservative
Brent Rathgeber Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
Sure.
Mr. MacIsaac is here for all of the municipalities.
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
Correct, yes.
Conservative
Brent Rathgeber Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
So do you know how many urban reserves there are in Metro Vancouver?
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
There are, I'm going to say, 24 or 28. I don't have the number off the top of my head. I'm sorry.
Conservative
Brent Rathgeber Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
And Tsawwassen would be included in that number.
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
Correct, yes.
Conservative
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
Correct.
Conservative
Director and Chair, Aboriginal Relations Committee, Metro Vancouver
Yes, unless they choose to. Right.
Conservative
Brent Rathgeber Conservative Edmonton—St. Albert, AB
And do you know—and again, this is only for my education—are there other self-governing first nations amongst those 24 or 28 urban reserves in Metro?