Gary Vidal at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On April 13th, 2021. See this statement in context.

April 13th, 2021 / 11:45 a.m.

Conservative

Gary Vidal Conservative Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, SK

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, National Chief and other witnesses today. We do appreciate your time and contributions to this process.

I want to follow up a little bit on what my colleague, Mr. Schmale, did in his first round of questioning, and then I'll move on to a couple of other things if I can squeeze the time in.

Minister Lametti, on Bill C-15, specifically said that, if passed, this bill will not change Canada's existing duty to consult with indigenous people or change the other consultation and participation requirements under other legislation such as the new Impact Assessment Act. I know that you've responded to the question of veto and that you've responded to some of those matters to my colleague. Do you agree with this statement by Minister Lametti? Does the implementation of Bill C-15 change the government's decision-making ability in the context of projects?

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