Georgina Jolibois at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On February 28th, 2019. See this statement in context.

February 28th, 2019 / 10:10 a.m.

NDP

Georgina Jolibois NDP Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK

Thank you, Minister, for coming. I appreciate this opportunity to ask you some questions. I only get a short period of time.

I want to acknowledge Chief Robert Bertrand, who is in the audience here. The work that the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples does is very important, because it speaks to off-reserve first nations, Métis and Inuit people across Canada.

Like the Conservatives, I've noticed that.... Is there a reason the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is often left out in codeveloping important legislation with your organizations, as well as Minister O'Regan's? I'm curious about that.

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