Jenica Atwin at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On September 16th, 2024. See this statement in context.

September 16th, 2024 / 4:05 p.m.

Liberal

Jenica Atwin Liberal Fredericton, NB

That's great, and it really picks up on what Vice-Chief Pratt was mentioning.

Several previous witnesses have also raised concerns around provincial jurisdiction when it comes to source-water protection, so I'm very interested in perhaps strengthening this piece of the bill. Do you think the formal recognition of first nations' inherent rights over water will strengthen this position when dealing with provinces?

This is for Chief Whetung-MacInnes and Vice-Chief Pratt.

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