Mr. Nelson Barbosa at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On November 6th, 2024. See this statement in context.

November 6th, 2024 / 7:45 p.m.

Director General, Community Infrastructure Branch, Department of Indigenous Services

Thank you for the question. I think you answered some of the finer points with some of the question.

I think UNDA and UNDRIP have been passed and acknowledged. They make reference to a series of provisions including free, prior and informed consent. Definition aside, to turn back to the motion, it would be referencing essentially provisions that are already entrenched in Canadian law.

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