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National Council for Reconciliation Act Mr. Speaker, my friend from Alberta has a great question and a great point. We, as a party, believe in reducing and eliminating these barriers to entry and to competition, but the people who believe in big government quite enjoy these barriers. There are big companies, and the go
February 12th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
National Council for Reconciliation Act Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Fort McMurray—Cold Lake for her leadership on this very important file. It has been great serving with her on the committee the last few weeks, and I appreciate her views. She points out something really important. Even in my speech I mentione
February 12th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
National Council for Reconciliation Act Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's work on committee. She is correct: There is nothing really saying that CAP cannot be on this board. The point is that there were spaces set aside for ITK, MNC, the AFN and the Native Women's Association of Canada, NWAC, for guaranteed spots
February 12th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
National Council for Reconciliation Act Mr. Speaker, the point was that the government itself is creating policies that prohibit or severely stunt the growth of the oil and gas sector and even the mining industry and lumber, our natural resources. A lot of these are on first nations land and have the ability to create
February 12th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
National Council for Reconciliation Act Madam Speaker, it is an honour once again to rise and speak to Bill C-29. This flawed bill was the government's attempt, over nine years in office, to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action 53 through 56. Indeed, since 2015, the Liberal government, fo
February 12th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
First Nations Clean Water Act Madam Speaker, I want to commend my friend, the member for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake, for her work with first nations and Métis communities in her riding. She is a tremendous champion for those voices, and I know those communities appreciate all her knowledge and willingness to con
February 5th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
First Nations Clean Water Act Madam Speaker, it is my understanding that we will be voting in favour of this at second reading.
February 5th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
First Nations Clean Water Act Madam Speaker, unfortunately I did not catch the whole segment of the member's question. It was about the AFN. I think I did say that there should be consultation within all groups. The AFN, as I did point out, was in favour. However, at the same time, if we want to listen to th
February 5th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
First Nations Clean Water Act Madam Speaker, as I mentioned earlier in my speech, this piece of legislation, Bill C-61, is an important step forward and something that has support from organizations such as the AFN. Others do have some questions they would like asked, and we will get to that in the committee
February 5th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
First Nations Clean Water Act Madam Speaker, it is still shameful that this kind of situation still goes on in our country. I know the member shared a story of a long-term boil water advisory in her riding. The riding of Kenora has had the longest boil water advisory in history, for well over 10,000 days now.
February 5th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
First Nations Clean Water Act Madam Speaker, I take it that INAN committee has wrapped up, because the member for Nunavut is in this place continuing to work hard for her constituents. This is one of the things I wanted to highlight, and I should have focused more time on it. Those discussions need to take p
February 5th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
First Nations Clean Water Act Madam Speaker, today I rise to speak to Bill C-61, an act respecting water, source water, drinking water, waste water and related infrastructure on first nation lands, which I will hereafter refer to as the first nations clean water act. I want to first comment on what the mini
February 5th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
Questions on the Order Paper With regard to Crown-Indigenous relations: (a) what (i) criteria, (ii) framework, (iii) legal test, was used by the government to determine that each of the communities represented by the Métis Nation of Ontario holds rights under Section 35 of the Constitution Act 1982; and (b)
January 29th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
Questions on the Order Paper With regard to the required compliance audit to be included in the government's Indigenous Business Directory: (a) when was the last time that (i) Coradix Technology Consulting, (ii) DALIAN Enterprises Inc., were the subject of a compliance audit, broken down by the client depart
January 29th, 2024House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative
Indigenous Affairs Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Coming out of question period, 133 Ontario chiefs have taken the federal government to court over what they are calling a discriminatory carbon tax. I would like unanimous consent to table these documents.
December 15th, 2023House debate
Jamie SchmaleConservative