Jaime Battiste at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On October 7th, 2024. See this statement in context.

October 7th, 2024 / 4:05 p.m.

Liberal

Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

Congratulations on your recent election, Chief Hill.

I wanted to talk a little about the wording around “best efforts”. I'm reading in the “Powers, Duties and Functions of Minister” where it says this:

The Minister, in consultation and cooperation with a First Nation governing body, must make best efforts to ensure that access to clean and safe drinking water

If you could replace that with an amendment, what wording would you suggest instead of “best efforts”?

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