Evidence of meeting #26 for Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was c-15.
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1:15 p.m.
Liberal
Marcus Powlowski Liberal Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON
I have to throw out a question that you're not going to be able to answer in 30 seconds.
Does the Inuit position, from the historical experience of the Inuit in Canada, differ significantly from the first nations' position with respect to UNDRIP?
1:15 p.m.
President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami has not necessarily been in the same rooms as first nations and Métis in the last 10 to 15 years when it comes to UNDRIP legislation in Canada. We have had our positions all the way through. They may have been slightly different from those of first nations or Métis. In the development of the declaration itself, however, Inuit worked very closely with first nations and Métis domestically and internationally and then also with the global indigenous community. We thus really did feel as though we were part of the global effort to create the declaration.
1:15 p.m.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bob Bratina
Thank you very much for that.
Thank you so much, again, witnesses. This has been a remarkable session, I think, for all of us on the committee. I believe we're honestly working hard toward a resolution of these things. In the meantime, we'll be meeting again on Thursday on this very topic.
This committee is now adjourned.