Mr. Michael Schintz at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On December 5th, 2023. See this statement in context.

December 5th, 2023 / 5:10 p.m.

Federal Negotiations Manager, Negotiations - Central, Treaties and Aboriginal Government, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

Michael Schintz

I understand the Powley decision to say that the rights that individuals exercise are derived from the historic collectivity that they were a part of as Métis people prior to effective control.

I think the rest of the answer goes to what Ms. Redmond has already stated about individuals being able to exercise certain collective rights. I think the non-derogation language...and there are several examples in front of us that all offer a variation of added protection or added clarification that there will be no derogation of others' rights. I think individuals are captured insofar as their rights are inherently collective. That's what I understand the courts to have set out.

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