I want to pull apart that Métis “peoples” versus “collectivities”. I didn't even notice that in my initial reading of these amendments. Can you explain what they mean by “Métis collectivity”? I actually have a series of amendments to remove that word and say “communities”. What does the bill mean by “collectivity”, and why is that significant, versus Métis “people”? The major difference between mine and NDP-4.2 is that mine says “Métis peoples”, which is a smaller group than collectivities. Can we parse what “collectivity” is first?
On December 5th, 2023. See this statement in context.