Jaime Battiste at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On November 28th, 2023. See this statement in context.

November 28th, 2023 / 3:55 p.m.

Liberal

Jaime Battiste Liberal Sydney—Victoria, NS

I'd like to thank Metis Settlements for their interventions today.

I'm finding it a bit hard to understand the objections of Metis Settlements to the Métis Nation of Alberta. As a first nation...coming from one area of the Mi'kmaq, I find that, if there were something beneficial to all Mi'kmaq, but not to that district, I'd have a hard time coming here and stopping the rest of my nation from gaining the same rights I've acquired.

I'm trying to understand. Can you explain to us why Metis Settlements is opposed to the MNA?

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