Cathy McLeod at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

I understand that the decision by the minister was made because some of the chiefs and certainly the AFN did not like this particular act.

We have National Chief Bellegarde coming in the next panel. Is there anything you would like to say to him in terms of how you think things should move forward with regard to ensuring that community members get access to the basic information?

I happen to believe that this top-down approach is not the way to go, and empowering community members to hold leadership to account is ultimately a hugely important piece of this puzzle.