Jaime Battiste at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On November 2nd, 2023. See this statement in context.

November 2nd, 2023 / 4:40 p.m.

Liberal

Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

I would disagree. It's about internal governance, not governance of an area.

As a last question, chiefs, would you be satisfied if we were able to put a clause in here that says, “Nothing in this act would abrogate or derogate away from first nations treaties”?

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