Jaime Battiste at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On December 9th, 2024. See this statement in context.

December 9th, 2024 / 8:20 p.m.

Liberal

Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

I know it's a tough question. It's never been dealt with by the courts. I know the Daniels case didn't figure out what that was. I'm asking these tough questions because the Conservatives seem to think this is an easy thing to follow.

I'll move on to ancestry instead of community acceptance.

Is there a cut-off threshold? For a status Indian like me, there is a two-generation cut-off. Is there an ancestry cut-off for Métis, or can you have ancestry in perpetuity and still be on that list?

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