Jamie Schmale at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On November 7th, 2023. See this statement in context.

November 7th, 2023 / 5:45 p.m.

Conservative

Jamie Schmale Conservative Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON

Congratulations. It's a great legacy. Thank you for your story and for sharing your life experience with us.

We want to talk about the overall concerns that have been raised by the Métis settlements and Fort McKay about this legislation on governance in general. Some concerns that have been raised talk about how, if this passes, Métis who might belong to the Métis settlements would have an opt-out clause.

I want to get your thoughts about how you see this playing out if it passes in Parliament and works through the treaty process. How do you see that playing out?

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