Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It could be appealed to the Federal Court.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes. Exactly.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's right. Well, on the law, as you can see with the B.C. Court of Appeal, it struck down the law. These things can happen, but it is a very long process, and it is very onerous for the plaintiffs.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Right, and this is why we're recommending that there be a complete reworking of the Indian Act. Of course, it's up to Parliament to launch such a process. In this day and age, and especially with the culture and traditions of aboriginal peoples, dialogue and consultations can b

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Right. Of course, with the repeal, we got more than 600 communities that came under our jurisdiction. We have begun an outreach program. As these things work, to begin with, we didn't get any funding for 12 months, so we've only had funding in the last year, and then on a fairly

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  All right. Thank you for the question.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, we're here to provide whatever information we can within our area of expertise. This is an extremely complex area. You have before you the submissions of the Canadian Bar Association, which has gone into great depth in making this analysis and represents 37,000 la

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We have not performed an in-depth study of Bill C-3.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Let me clarify that when we were called to appear we prepared by reviewing Bill C-3. We are not experts in the area, wo when you talked to me about an in-depth study, I read into it that you meant an in-depth study to develop an expertise in the area. We're not experts. We've be

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The answer is that the committee has heard from a number of witnesses who have highlighted areas of alleged discrimination, such as... Well, I can give you examples if you want--

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  But there seems to be sufficient information available to this committee--that we have observed--to suggest that this bill will not fully harmonize Indian status entitlement between descendants of men and of women.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We're not--

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Well, thank you. I think we all agree this is a very complex area. We have examined this ourselves and we have listened to your witnesses and I would agree with you--yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Right. Well, if I may briefly say...every person or organization that's party to a human rights complaint is entitled to represent their interests in the way they feel is appropriate, and the repeal of section 67 has raised complex legal issues, so it's by necessity going to be l