Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on March 29th, 2022

[Nina Malek]

Yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

If you click on French….

Ms. Idlout, I'm sorry, would you ask your question again, please?

Ms. Idlout is asking you a question.

[Lori Idlout, NDP, Nunavut, NU]

[Member spoke in Inuktitut as follows:]

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓐᖓᓱᑦᑎᑦᓱᒪᕙᒋᑦ, ᐋ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑲᐅᒐᕕᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅ-ᑎᒋᔭᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᑦᓯᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑲᐅᒐᕕᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᓐᓂᐊᕆᕙᒋ. ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᕆᒍᒪᕙᒋᑦ, ᖃᓄᕐᓕ ᑐᓴᖅᓯᒪᕕᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓱᓇᒥᒃ ᐃᓪᓗᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦᑕ.

[Inuktitut text interpreted as follows:]

Thank you.

Firstly, I'd like to welcome you and thank you for your presentation. What you said about your situation is very similar to Nunavut. It's the same exactly, and I felt you when you talked about the situation and the crisis.

What feedback have you gotten from nation members about—?

[English]

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

I'm sorry, Ms. Idlout, I don't think Ms. Malek is hearing anything.

You can't hear anything, Ms. Malek?

[Nina Malek]

I don't hear anything in French.

[Marilène Gill, Bloc, Manicouagan, QC]

Mr. Chair, is Innu interpretation available?

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

That's what I had initially asked for.

[Marilène Gill, Bloc, Manicouagan, QC]

Very good. Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Ms. Malek, do you see an option for Innu on your screen?

I think Ms. Malek speaks Innu.

[Marilène Gill, Bloc, Manicouagan, QC]

Yes, but I think the problem is the interpretation from Inuktitut to Innu and French. Ms. Malek speaks French, but I don't think that was explained to the interpretation service.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

She selected French, but she wasn't getting the interpretation.

[Marilène Gill, Bloc, Manicouagan, QC]

I am getting it.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

I am getting it too.

Ms. Malek, we'll try one last time. Can you please choose French? Can you hear me?

[Nina Malek]

Yes.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Ms. Idlout has a question for you. If you can hear her, please let us know.

Ms. Idlout, would you try again?

[Lori Idlout, NDP, Nunavut, NU]

[Member spoke in Inuktitut as follows:]

ᐃ, ᐋᒻ, ᓯᕗᕐᓕᕐᒥ ᖁᔭᓕᒍᒪᕙᒋᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑲᐅᒐᕕᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᑎᒋᔭᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᒻᒪ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅ-ᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᑦᓯᐊᕐᒪᒋᑦ.

[Inuktitut text interpreted as follows:]

Again, firstly, I wish to thank you for your presentation.

What you talked about is very similar to my home, Nunavut—

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

It's not working.

Unfortunately, colleagues, I think we're going to not only have to suspend but to adjourn. We'll have to catch this up at another time, I'm afraid. We're having difficulties on both scores.

Ms. Malek, thank you very much for your participation today. I apologize for the technical difficulties, but I'm going to have to end the meeting.

[Nina Malek]

I'll send you copies of my brief, if you'd like.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Yes, that's a great idea.

[Nina Malek]

I have photos as well.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

If you have a document you can send us, that would be great.

[Nina Malek]

All right.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Thank you, Ms. Malek.

[Nina Malek]

Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Marc Garneau]

Go ahead, Mr. Schmale.