Lori Idlout at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

[Member spoke in Inuktitut as follows:]

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐋᒻ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐋ ᐊᓪᓚᐃᑦ ᑎᒥᖏᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᖅᑲᐃ ᐹᓐᖑᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐋ 300 ᐅᖓᑖᓅᖅᓯᒪᓕ− ᕐᒪᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᓱᒥᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᐋ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐱᑎᒎᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐋ ᐊᓪᓚᐃᑦ ᐋ ᐹᓐᔅᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᒪᓇᔭᓐᖏᒻᒪᖔᑦ ᑖᒃᓱᒥᖓ ᐋ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑑᔮᖅᑎᒡᓗᒍ.

[Inuktitut text interpreted as follows:]

We know that over 300 first nations organizations, or their local bands, have wanted to be included in this bill. Can you explain why other first nations people and their bands would not want to be included in this bill, although it seem to be helpful?

[English]