Mark Gerretsen on Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act

In the House of Commons on October 7th, 2025. See this statement in context.

Bill C-10 Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation ActGovernment Orders

October 7th, 2025 / 12:30 p.m.

Liberal

Mark Gerretsen Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, Bill C-10 is part of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act's action plan. This, as the member would most certainly know, specifically protects the rights of indigenous peoples to their culture, identity, language, employment, health, education and natural resources.

Notwithstanding the fact that, in 2021, every single Conservative member voted against the adoption of UNDRIP, could the member opposite please tell us how important it is to apply the principles of UNDRIP when working with indigenous peoples?

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