Lenore Zann at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On March 11th, 2021. See this statement in context.

March 11th, 2021 / 12:15 p.m.

Liberal

Lenore Zann Liberal Cumberland—Colchester, NS

Thank you so much, Chair, and thank you so much to the witnesses.

I come to you today from Nova Scotia, from the unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq.

Ms. Gunn, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action report calls on governments to fully adopt and implement UNDRIP and develop an action plan to achieve its goals. It is also referenced in the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Could you please expand on why you think that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the national inquiry both emphasize that the declaration is such a key part of reconciliation, and offer your views as to why this international document is so essential to advancing reconciliation here in Canada, in particular with the missing and murdered women and girls?

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