Darlene Bess at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

February 3rd, 2026 / 11:45 a.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister, Resolution and Partnerships, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

I'll start, and then I'll pass it to Laura.

I think there's capacity within communities to look at some of these things and understand how to approach the situation in terms of accessing and submitting an addition to reserve submission.

It's over to you Laura.

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