Jamie Schmale at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

May 8th, 2020 / 3:10 p.m.

Conservative

Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON

Thank you very much, Chair. I appreciate the opportunity.

Thanks to all of our witnesses for sharing their wisdom with us today. I appreciate their time. I know everyone is busy.

Chief Bellegarde, during your opening statements you talked about some concerns you have about the lack of consultation during the COVID-19 process. Were you given any explanation or an idea of why you and your communities were not included in the decision-making process?

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