Jaime Battiste at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On November 9th, 2023. See this statement in context.

November 9th, 2023 / 5:05 p.m.

Liberal

Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

Just to help you out with that thought, they said that if there is an impact to first nations lands or resources, that would trigger a duty to consult. That way first nations would have to be consulted if there was ever the contemplation of that, which they have admitted to.

If we put in something that said that, if this legislation impacts first nations rights at all, there has to be a duty to consult with those first nations, would that be an agreeable amendment for you?

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