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

I guess the difficulty that we have, though, is that the Powley decision is based out of Ontario. How do we get around the fact that for 20 years we have established that Powley is law in Ontario, and then ask to take the Ontario Métis out of the only recognized section 35 precedent in Canada?

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